In Some Imprinting Disorders the Normal Allele of an Imprinted

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Essay

In some imprinting disorders the normal allele of an imprinted gene locus is inactivated (so that both alleles are silenced). Illustrate how this happens in Angelman and Prader-Willi syndromes.

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