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RNASEL

gene
Also known as: ribonuclease L
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  • Prostate cancer
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    …variations in a gene called RNASEL (ribonuclease L), which plays a role in maintaining immunity against viral infections. A common RNASEL variant involves a mutation that results in decreased activity of the encoded ribonuclease L protein, thereby reducing immune defense against viruses. Men who inherit this mutation have a significant…

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    …variations in a gene called RNASEL (ribonuclease L), which plays a role in maintaining immunity against viral infections. A common RNASEL variant involves a mutation that results in decreased activity of the encoded ribonuclease L protein, thereby reducing immune defense against viruses. Men who inherit this mutation have a significant…

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