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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Shen L
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4632750 | biostudies-other | 2015
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
International journal of molecular sciences 20151014 10
One of the most conspicuous features of neurodegenerative diseases (NDs) is the occurrence of dramatic conformation change of individual proteins. We performed a mutational spectrum analysis of disease-causing missense mutations in seven types of NDs at nucleotide and amino acid levels, and compared the results with those of non-NDs. The main findings included: (i) The higher mutation ratio of G:C→T:A transversion to G:C→A:T transition was observed in NDs than in non-NDs, interpreting the excess ...[more]