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Alu sequences in the coding regions of mRNA: a source of protein variability.
Trends in genetics : TIG - 1 Jun 1994
Makałowski W, Mitchell G A, Labuda D
Abstract excerpt
Dispersion of repetitive sequence elements is a source of genetic variability that contributes to genome evolution. Alu elements, the most common dispersed repeats in the human genome, can cause genetic diseases by several mechanisms, including de novo Alu insertions and splicing of intragenic Alu elements into mRNA. Such mutations might contribute positively to protein evolution if they are advantageous or...
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