Article
The stop mutation R553X in the CFTR gene results in exon skipping.
Genomics - 15 Jan 1994
Hull J, Shackleton S, Harris A
Abstract excerpt
Stop or nonsense mutations are known to disrupt gene function in a number of different ways. We have studied the effects of the stop mutation R553X in exon 11 of the CFTR gene by analyzing mRNA extracted from nasal epithelial cells harvested from patients with cystic fibrosis. Four patients who were compound heterozygotes for the R553X mutation were studied. Ten non-CF control subjects were also studied. In all...
Topics
- Alleles
- Base Sequence
- Cystic Fibrosis
- Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator
- Exons
- Frameshift Mutation
- Gene Frequency
- Genes
- Heterozygote
- Humans
- Membrane Proteins
- Molecular Sequence Data
