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Mutation
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MUTATION, French law. This term is synonymous with change, and is particularly applied to designate the change which takes place in the property of a thing in its transmission from one person to another; permutation therefore happens when, the owner of the thing sells, exchanges or gives it. It is nearly synonymous with transfer. (q.v.) Merl. Repert. h.t.



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Identification of a nonsense mutation producing a downstream cryptic 3' splice site.
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Nonsense mutations in other genes often cause severe illnesses, but the two CF patients (aged 11 and 22) remain remarkably healthy with only very mild pulmonary disease.
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