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Molecular analysis of mutations in the CSB (ERCC6) gene in patients with Cockayne syndrome.
American journal of human genetics - 1 Jan 1998
Mallery D L, Tanganelli B, Colella S, Steingrimsdottir H, van Gool A J, Troelstra C, Stefanini M, Lehmann A R
Abstract excerpt
Cockayne syndrome is a multisystem sun-sensitive genetic disorder associated with a specific defect in the ability to perform transcription-coupled repair of active genes after UV irradiation. Two complementation groups (CS-A and CS-B) have been identified, and 80% of patients have been assigned to the CS-B complementation group. We have analyzed the sites of the mutations in the CSB gene in 16 patients, to...
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