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The gene (TGFB1) encodes for the protein Transforming Growth Factor Beta 1.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene/7040 [nih.gov ok].

It's a cytokine (a signalling protein) that has lots of different effects depending on which cells are exposed to it. In one case, researchers think that it may be doing something to the cells that maintain ear bones.

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