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Syndrome-causing mutations of the BLM gene in persons in the Bloom's Syndrome Registry.
Human mutation - 1 Aug 2007
German James, Sanz Maureen M, Ciocci Susan, Ye Tian Z, Ellis Nathan A
Abstract excerpt
Bloom syndrome (BS) is caused by homozygous or compound heterozygous mutations in the RecQ DNA helicase gene BLM. Since the molecular isolation of BLM, characterization of BS-causing mutations has been carried out systematically using samples stored in the Bloom's Syndrome Registry. In a survey of 134 persons with BS from the Registry, 64 different mutations were identified in 125 of them, 54 that cause premature...
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