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Multiple abnormally spliced ABCA1 mRNAs caused by a novel splice site mutation of ABCA1 gene in a patient with Tangier disease.
Clinica chimica acta; international journal of clinical chemistry - 2 Apr 2010
Bocchi Letizia, Pisciotta Livia, Fasano Tommaso, Candini Chiara, Puntoni Maria Rita, Sampietro Tiziana, Bertolini Stefano, Calandra Sebastiano
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Mutations in ABCA1 gene are the cause of Tangier disease (TD) and familial high density lipoprotein (HDL) deficiency. Splice site mutations of this gene were reported infrequently. METHODS: ABCA1 gene was sequenced in a TD patient and in subjects with low HDL. The effect of intronic variants on ABCA1 pre-mRNA splicing was studied in COS-1 cells expressing a mutant minigene or in patients' cells....
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