Methods of identifying latent splice sites

Details Methods of identifying latent splice sites Methods of identifying latent splice sites

2011-03-15

2011-03-15

Lin, Jerry (Department: 1631)

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ABSTRACT:
A method of identifying latent splice sites, the method comprising identifying at least one intronic in-frame stop codon located upstream of a 5′ splice site sequence being a latent splice site, thereby identifying latent splice sites.

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