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An apparently silent nucleotide substitution (c.7056C>T) in the von Willebrand factor gene is responsible for type 1 von Willebrand disease.
Haematologica - 1 Jun 2011
Daidone Viviana, Gallinaro Lisa, Grazia Cattini Maria, Pontara Elena, Bertomoro Antonella, Pagnan Antonio, Casonato Alessandra
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Nucleotide variations not changing protein sequences are considered silent mutations; accumulating data suggest that they can, however, be important in human diseases. DESIGN AND METHODS: We report an altered splicing process induced by a silent substitution (c.7056C>T) in the von Willebrand factor gene in a case of type 1 von Willebrand disease originally classified as lacking von Willebrand factor...
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