Article
Transposable elements in disease-associated cryptic exons.
Human genetics - 1 Feb 2010
Vorechovsky Igor
Abstract excerpt
Transposable elements (TEs) make up a half of the human genome, but the extent of their contribution to cryptic exon activation that results in genetic disease is unknown. Here, a comprehensive survey of 78 mutation-induced cryptic exons previously identified in 51 disease genes revealed the presence of TEs in 40 cases (51%). Most TE-containing exons were derived from short interspersed nuclear elements (SINEs),...
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