A nonsense mutation is a genetic mutation in a DNA sequence that results in a shorter, unfinished protein product. DNA is a chain of many smaller molecules called nucleotides. During protein formation ...
At the heart of each coronavirus is its genome, a twisted strand of nearly 30,000 “letters” of RNA. These genetic instructions force infected human cells to assemble up to 29 kinds of proteins that ...
Researchers have developed the first mouse model for a mitochondrial tRNALeu mutation, showing that the associated metabolic disorder results from faulty RNA processing. Studying the role of ...
Studying the role of mitochondria—the specialized structures within cells responsible for energy production—in metabolic diseases has been difficult because of a lack of animal models with the ...
The rapid rise to dominance of the D614G spike mutation-carrying strains of the SARS-CoV-2 virus wherever it has emerged worldwide has spurred much research into the possible survival advantage ...
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North Texas girl to become first patient to receive treatment for rare genetic disorder
DALLAS — An 11-year-old from Rowlett is set to make medical history as the first person in the world to receive treatment for NARS1. Marley Mansour was diagnosed in early 2023 after years of ...
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