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Transcription-coupled RNA surveillance in human genetic diseases caused by splice site mutations.
Human molecular genetics - 15 May 2015
Vaz-Drago Rita, Pinheiro Marco T, Martins Sandra, Enguita Francisco J, Carmo-Fonseca Maria, Custódio Noélia
Abstract excerpt
Current estimates indicate that approximately one-third of all disease-causing mutations are expected to disrupt splicing. Abnormal splicing often leads to disruption of the reading frame with introduction of a premature termination codon (PTC) that targets the mRNA for degradation in the cytoplasm by nonsense mediated decay (NMD). In addition to NMD there are RNA surveillance mechanisms that act in the nucleus...
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