Randall K Merling, Douglas B Kuhns, Colin L Sweeney, Xiaolin Wu, Sandra Burkett, Jessica Chu, Janet Lee, Sherry Koontz, Giovanni Di Pasquale, Sandra A Afione, John A Chiorini, Elizabeth M Kang, Uimook Choi, Suk See De Ravin, Harry L Malech
Pseudogenes are duplicated genes with mutations rendering them nonfunctional. For single-gene disorders with homologous pseudogenes, the pseudogene might be a target for genetic correction. Autosomal-recessive p47phox -deficient chronic granulomatous disease (p47-CGD) is a life-threatening immune deficiency caused by mutations in NCF1 , a gene with 2 pseudogenes, NCF1B and NCF1C . The most common NCF1 mutation, a GT deletion (ΔGT) at the start of exon 2 (>90% of alleles), is constitutive to NCF1B and NCF1C ...
January 10, 2017: Blood Advances