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Profiles of accepted mutation: from neutrality in a pseudogene to disease-causing mutation on its homologous gene.
Human genetics - 1 Jul 2001
Martínez-Arias R, Mateu E, Bertranpetit J, Calafell F
Abstract excerpt
We have compared the substitution pattern of the glucocerebrosidase gene (GBA) and the glucocerebrosidase pseudogene (psGBA), two highly homologous regions under different selective pressures and within the same genomic background. Mutations in GBA may lead to Gaucher disease, an inborn metabolic disorder. Disease-causing mutations and neutral variation in the gene have been compared to neutral variation in the...
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