Silent mutations make some noise

Siyuan Zheng; Hoon Kim; Roel G.W. Verhaak

doi:10.1016/j.cell.2014.02.037

Silent mutations make some noise

Siyuan Zheng
, Hoon Kim
, Roel G.W. Verhaak

University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

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Abstract

Synonymous mutations do not alter amino acids and are generally considered nonfunctional in cancer. Supek et al. now present a compelling analysis suggesting that such silent mutations can be oncogenic by altering transcript splicing and thereby affecting protein function.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1129-1131
Number of pages	3
Journal	Cell
Volume	156
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2014.02.037
State	Published - 13 Mar 2014
Externally published	Yes

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Silent mutations make some noise

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