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Gene of the month: PRPF31.
Journal of clinical pathology - 1 Sept 2017
Rose Anna M, Luo Rong, Radia Utsav K, Bhattacharya Shomi S
Abstract excerpt
Pre-mRNA splicing is an essential process in eukaryotic cells where the transcribed intronic sequences are removed, prior to translation into protein. PRPF31 is a ubiquitously expressed splicing factor, which aids in the assembly of the macromolecular spliceosome. Mutations in PRPF31 cause autosomal dominant retinitis pigmentosa (adRP), a form of retinal degeneration that causes progressive visual impairment....
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