Mutations in the "translators" of the human cell alter the reading of the genetic code in cancer and ageing (IMAGE)

Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona)

Mutations in the "translators" of the human cell alter the reading of the genetic code in cancer and ageing

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The more active tRNA genes are, the more mutations they accumulate, unlike protein-coding genes, which remain protected.

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