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Targeted disruption of the ribosomal protein S19 gene is lethal prior to implantation.
Molecular and cellular biology - 1 May 2004
Matsson Hans, Davey Edward J, Draptchinskaia Natalia, Hamaguchi Isao, Ooka Andreas, Levéen Per, Forsberg Erik, Karlsson Stefan, Dahl Niklas
Abstract excerpt
The ribosomal protein S19 (RPS19) is located in the small (40S) subunit and is one of 79 ribosomal proteins. The gene encoding RPS19 is mutated in approximately 25% of patients with Diamond-Blackfan anemia, which is a rare congenital erythroblastopenia. Affected individuals present with decreased numbers or the absence of erythroid precursors in the bone marrow, and associated malformations of various organs are...
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