Newly discovered RNU4-2 disorder (IMAGE)

The Mount Sinai Hospital / Mount Sinai School of Medicine

Newly discovered RNU4-2 disorder

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Schematic showing the structures of U4 and U6 RNAs, and the interactions between them. Mutations in the highlighted regions of U4 cause a neurodevelopmental disorder that affects tens of thousands.

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Lab of Ernest Turro, PhD, at Icahn Mount Sinai.

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