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What are diseases caused by frameshift mutations?
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Diseases caused by frameshift mutations result from an alteration normally a loss or addition of one or two nucleotides in the coding sequence (also known as the open reading frame) of a gene, this alteration can lead to an altered amino acid sequence of the gene product (protien) or can lead to a truncation or elongation of the gene product. These alterations causing either an alteration or more normally a cessation of function which in turn leads to the symptoms associated with the disease.
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