gene mutation

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gene mutation - (genetics) a mutation due to an intramolecular reorganization of a gene

point mutation

genetic science, genetics - the branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms

chromosomal mutation, genetic mutation, mutation - (genetics) any event that changes genetic structure; any alteration in the inherited nucleic acid sequence of the genotype of an organism

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But no single gene mutation or alteration appears to explain most cases of the disease.

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Currently, Takara Bio is obtaining a patent on the detection method of FLT3 gene mutations in Japan and the US and has filed a patent application in Europe.

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To improve multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) detection, we successfully introduced the rpoB gene mutation line probe assay into the national laboratory in Latvia, a country with epidemic MDR-TB.

Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis detection, Latvia by Leimane, Vaira / Emerging Infectious Diseases

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