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Mutations in the 3'-untranslated region of GATA4 as molecular hotspots for congenital heart disease (CHD).
BMC medical genetics - 25 Jun 2007
Reamon-Buettner Stella Marie, Cho Si-Hyen, Borlak Juergen
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BACKGROUND: The 3'-untranslated region (3'-UTR) of mRNA contains regulatory elements that are essential for the appropriate expression of many genes. These regulatory elements are involved in the control of nuclear transport, polyadenylation status, subcellular targetting as well as rates of translation and degradation of mRNA. Indeed, 3'-UTR mutations have been associated with disease, but frequently this region...
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