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mirDNMR: a gene-centered database of background de novo mutation rates in human.
Nucleic acids research - 4 Jan 2017
Jiang Yi, Li Zhongshan, Liu Zhenwei, Chen Denghui, Wu Wanying, Du Yaoqiang, Ji Liying, Jin Zi-Bing, Li Wei, Wu Jinyu
Abstract excerpt
De novo germline mutations (DNMs) are the rarest genetic variants proven to cause a considerable number of sporadic genetic diseases, such as autism spectrum disorders, epileptic encephalopathy, schizophrenia, congenital heart disease, type 1 diabetes, and hearing loss. However, it is difficult to accurately assess the cause of DNMs and identify disease-causing genes from the considerable number of DNMs in...
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