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Is elephantiasis a gene or chromosomal mutation? please advise!
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Elephantiasis : Elephantiasis is caused by infection with the filarial worm, which is transmitted to humans by mosquitos. It lives in the human lymphatic system. It is not a gene or chromosomal mutation.
Answered 7/27/2014
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