EHMT1Kleefstra

Young-In Chi1,2, Salomão D Jorge1, Davin R Jensen1,3

  • 1Linda T. and John A. Mellowes Center for Genomic Sciences and Precision Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA.

概括

这项研究澄清了EHMT1中不确定的意义 (VUS) 的变异,这些变异对发育至关重要,与Kleefstra综合征和癌症有关. 我们的新方法机械地分类这些变体,改进解释和揭示功能障碍机制.

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