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Reduced transcription of TCOF1 in adult cells of Treacher Collins syndrome patients.
BMC medical genetics - 14 Dec 2009
Masotti Cibele, Ornelas Camila C, Splendore-Gordonos Alessandra, Moura Ricardo, Félix Têmis M, Alonso Nivaldo, Camargo Anamaria A, Passos-Bueno Maria Rita
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BACKGROUND: Treacher Collins syndrome (TCS) is an autosomal dominant craniofacial disorder caused by frameshift deletions or duplications in the TCOF1 gene. These mutations cause premature termination codons, which are predicted to lead to mRNA degradation by nonsense mediated mRNA decay (NMD). H...
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