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Unusual deep intronic mutations in the COL4A5 gene cause X linked Alport syndrome.
Human genetics - 1 Dec 2002
King Kathy, Flinter Frances A, Nihalani Vandana, Green Peter M
Abstract excerpt
The X-linked form of Alport syndrome is caused by mutations in the COL4A5 gene in Xq22. This large multiexonic gene has, in the past, been difficult to screen, with several studies detecting only about 50% of mutations. We report three novel intronic mutations that may, in part, explain this poor success rate and demonstrate that single base changes deep within introns can, and do, cause disease: one mutation...
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