Nonsense-mediated RNA Decay Pathway Inhibition Restores Expression and Function of W1282X CFTR

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Abstract The recessive genetic disease cystic fibrosis (CF) is caused by loss-of-function mutations in the CFTR (CF transmembrane conductance regulator) gene. Approximately 10% of patients with CF have at least one allele with a nonsense mutation in CFTR. Nonsense mutations generate premature termination codons that can subject mRNA transcripts to rapid degradation through the nonsense-mediated mRNA decay (NMD)...

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