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A Novel FLCN c.1489_1490delTG Mutation that Escapes the Nonsense-Mediated Decay System.
Annals of clinical and laboratory science - 1 Sept 2016
Park Yong-Jin, Lee Seog-Ki, Kang Seong-Ho, Jang Sook-Jin, Moon Dae-Soo, Park Geon
Abstract excerpt
A novel FLCN c.1489_1490delTG (p.Val497Glyfs*22) mutation at the genomic DNA and mRNA levels was identified in a 43-year-old woman with complaining of recurrent primary spontaneous pneumothorax. The aberrant FLCN mRNA escaped the nonsense-mediated decay system (NMD) because of a premature termination code located in an NMD-incompetent region. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case report of an FLCN...
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