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Origin of the prevalent SFTPB indel g.1549C > GAA (121ins2) mutation causing surfactant protein B (SP-B) deficiency.
American journal of medical genetics. Part A - 1 Jan 2006
Tredano Mohammed, Cooper David N, Stuhrmann Manfred, Christodoulou John, Chuzhanova Nadia A, Roudot-Thoraval Françoise, Boëlle Pierre-Yves, Elion Jacques, Jeanpierre Marc, Feingold Josué, Couderc Rémy, Bahuau Michel
Abstract excerpt
The SFTPB gene indel g.1549C > GAA (121ins2) accounts for about 2/3 of the mutant alleles underlying complete surfactant protein B deficiency. It is unclear, however, whether its prevalence is due to recurrent mutation or a founder effect. The underlying mutational mechanism was therefore sought through the analysis of local DNA sequence complexity. A relatively complex two-step process was proposed: the first...
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