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How does the nonsense mutation leads to cystic fibrosis ?

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Answer: A nonsense mutation leads to cystic fibrosis by the CFTR gene due to the the production of CFTR protein to stop prematurely. That will lead into a shorter and incomplete protein. That either quickly destroyed by the cell does does not work.

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