Lexicon Genetics Inc. other research news

Lexicon said that it has identified 20,000 human genes, 10,000 of which are not in published gene databases, using its retroviral gene trapping system that randomly integrates gene trap promoter and splice signals into the genomes of cultured human cells. The LexGene system can identify genes that encode proteins but may be missed by other methods due to low endogenous expression levels, Lexicon said. ...