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A WFS1 variant disrupting acceptor splice site uncovers the impact of alternative splicing on beta cell apoptosis in a patient with Wolfram syndrome.
Diabetologia - 1 Jan 2025
Chimienti Raniero, Torchio Silvia, Siracusano Gabriel, Zamarian Valentina, Monaco Laura, Lombardo Marta Tiffany, Pellegrini Silvia, Manenti Fabio, Cuozzo Federica, Rossi Greta, Carrera Paola, Sordi Valeria, Broccoli Vania, Bonfanti Riccardo, Casari Giorgio, Frontino Giulio, Piemonti Lorenzo
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AIMS/HYPOTHESIS: Wolfram syndrome 1 (WS1) is an inherited condition mainly manifesting in childhood-onset diabetes mellitus and progressive optic nerve atrophy. The causative gene, WFS1, encodes wolframin, a master regulator of several cellular responses, and the gene's mutations associate with clinical variability. Indeed, nonsense/frameshift variants correlate with more severe symptoms than missense/in-frame...
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