ISOLATION OF AN ACTIVE HUMAN TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT

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DOMBROSKI, BA
MATHIAS, SL
NANTHAKUMAR, E
SCOTT, AF
KAZAZIAN, HH
机构
[1] JOHNS HOPKINS UNIV,SCH MED,DEPT PEDIAT,CTR MED GENET,BALTIMORE,MD 21205
[2] JOHNS HOPKINS UNIV,SCH MED,DEPT MED,CTR MED GENET,BALTIMORE,MD 21205
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10.1126/science.1662412
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
Two de novo insertions of truncated L1 elements into the factor VIII gene on the X chromosome have been identified that produced hemophilia A. A full-length L1 element that is the likely progenitor of one of these insertions was isolated by its sequence identity to the factor VII insertion. This L1 element contains two open-reading frames and is one of at least four alleles of a locus on chromosome 22 that has been occupied by an L1 element for at least 6 million years.
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页码:1805 / 1808
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