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De novo exon duplication in a new allele of mouse Glra1 (spasmodic).
Genetics - 1 Dec 2006
Holland Katherine D, Fleming Michelle T, Cheek Susannah, Moran Jennifer L, Beier David R, Meisler Miriam H
Abstract excerpt
The novel neurological mutant Cincinatti arose by genomic duplication of exon 5 in the glycine receptor gene Glra1. The mutant transcript results in premature protein truncation. A direct repeat of the pentamer GGGGC is present adjacent to the breakpoints and may have mediated the duplication eve...
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