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Mutational survivorship bias: The case of PNKP.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2020
Bermúdez-Guzmán Luis, Jimenez-Huezo Gabriel, Arguedas Andrés, Leal Alejandro
Abstract excerpt
The molecular function of a protein relies on its structure. Understanding how variants alter structure and function in multidomain proteins is key to elucidate the generation of a pathological phenotype. However, one may fall into the logical bias of assessing protein damage only based on the variants that are visible (survivorship bias), which can lead to partial conclusions. This is the case of PNKP, an...
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