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What does missense mean?

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Noun
  1. (biology) A damaged DNA sequence that is meaningful but has an incorrect meaning, with the result that its products do not do what they are supposed to do.
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The genetic study conducted identified a pathogenic change C698G, a missense mutation in FH gene.
Protein modeling demonstrated that the missense mutation is damaging and may alter binding to ATP molecules.
Structural analysis of missense mutations causing isolated sulfite oxidase deficiency.
A further two types of substitution are less common but potentially have more serious effects than missense mutations.
Using missense mutants to test the ability of Hsp60 and Hsp70 chaperones to rescue misfolded proteins.
Previously, only one particular missense mutation was thought to impact greatly on breast cancer risk.

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