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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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During this time, patients with a specific point mutation in the gene that helps break down the drug, UGT, metabolize the drug slower.
This point mutation was designed to produce a so-called gain of function in which the inhibitory effect of ACh should be greater than normal," said Fuchs.
The most likely explanation is the low genetic barrier to resistance produced by synergistic selection pressure from all 3 drugs for 2 point mutation, M184V and K65R.
 
 
 
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