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QUESTION 1:

How many TRG genes in the human genome?
Where are they localized?

ANSWER to question 1:

The total number of the human TRG genes per haploid genome is 19-22 depending on the haplotypes:

* the 19-22 genes are localized in human TRG locus on chromosome 7 at 7p14
* there is no known TRG orphon.

Created: 11/06/2001
Last updated: Friday, 22-Sep-2023 18:15:36 CEST
Author: Marie-Paule Lefranc Marie-Paule.Lefranc@igh.cnrs.fr
Editor: Elodie Foulquier