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Title: Marker protein
Post by: destain on June 12, 2012, 07:04:41 pm

Best overview of what a marker protein does and how it is useful to doctors?
A lot of varying answers..

Title: Re: Marker protein
Post by: soccerboi on June 12, 2012, 07:34:53 pm

Quote from: destain on June 12, 2012, 07:04:41 pm

Best overview of what a marker protein does and how it is useful to doctors?
A lot of varying answers..

Defective genes produce defective proteins specific to a particular disease. The uniqueness of this defective protein acts as a marker to differentiate between normal and defective genes, thus allowing doctors to identify when the particular disease is present.