Rescue of progeria in trichothiodystrophy by homozygous lethal Xpd alleles.
Although compound heterozygosity, or the presence of two different mutant alleles of the same gene, is common in human recessive disease, its potential to impact disease outcome has not been well documented. This is most likely because of the inherent difficulty in distinguishing specific biallelic...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2006-10-01
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Series: | PLoS Biology |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC1584416?pdf=render |