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The gene in question was "Membrane Associated Ring-CH-Type Finger 1", or MARCH1. Excel converted this to March 1st. They renamed it to MARCHF1



They renamed 27 genes in the past years to avoid Excel errors https://www.engadget.com/scientists-rename-genes-due-to-exce...




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