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A single gene drives endocrine pancreatic development

Kenneth Lee

Genome Biology 2001, 2:spotlight-20010216-01 doi:10.1186/gb-spotlight-20010216-01

Published: 16 February 2001

Experiments using chick embryos show that a single gene can drive the development of hormone-secreting alpha and beta pancreatic islet cells.