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Mutation altering the miR-184 seed region causes familial keratoconus with cataract.
American journal of human genetics - 11 Nov 2011
Hughes Anne E, Bradley Declan T, Campbell Malcolm, Lechner Judith, Dash Durga P, Simpson David A, Willoughby Colin E
Abstract excerpt
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) bind to complementary sequences within the 3' untranslated region (UTR) of mRNAs from hundreds of target genes, leading either to mRNA degradation or suppression of translation. We found that a mutation in the seed region of miR-184 (MIR184) is responsible for familial severe keratoconus combined with early-onset anterior polar cataract by deep sequencing of a linkage region known to contain...
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