The splicing effect of variants at branchpoint elements in cancer genes.

Genet Med

Genetics and Computational Biology, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia; Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

Published: January 2023


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