Human germline and somatic cells have similar TP53 and Kirsten-RAS gene single base mutation frequencies.

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Understanding the risk of offspring inheriting rare mutations, and the frequencies at which these mutations are present in germ cells can be explored with direct analysis of human semen samples. The present work utilized the ultrasensitive PCR/RE/LCR mutation assay to detect, identify and determine the prevalence single base substitution mutations in the TP53 and KRAS genes in human sperm. Four disease-associated...

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