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Alternative splicing: a mechanism for phenotypic rescue of a common inherited defect.
The Journal of clinical investigation - 1 May 1993
Morisaki H, Morisaki T, Newby L K, Holmes E W
Abstract excerpt
Approximately 2% of Caucasians and African-Americans are homozygous for a nonsense mutation in exon 2 of the AMPD1 (AMP deaminase) gene. These individuals have a high grade deficiency of AMPD activity in their skeletal muscle. More than 100 patients with AMPD1 deficiency have been reported to have symptoms of a metabolic myopathy, but it is apparent many individuals with this inherited defect are asymptomatic...
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