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A parent-of-origin effect in two families with retinoblastoma is associated with a distinct splice mutation in the RB1 gene.
American journal of human genetics - 1 Jul 2002
Klutz Martina, Brockmann Dieter, Lohmann Dietmar R
Abstract excerpt
We have identified a splice-site mutation (IVS6+1G-->T) in the RB1 gene, in two unrelated families with incomplete-penetrance retinoblastoma. Analysis of RNA from white blood cells showed that this mutation causes skipping of exon 6. Although this deletion results in a frameshift, most carriers of the mutation did not develop retinoblastoma. Interestingly, the relative abundance of the resultant nonsense...
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