Table 3.
Several common codons that are vulnerable to cellular stress leading to missense mutations (68).
| Exon (Codon) | Missense mutation | Amino acid change |
|---|---|---|
| 5 (175) | Guanine → Adenine | Arginine → Histidine |
| 7 (245) | Guanine → Adenine | Glycine → Serine |
| Guanine → Adenine | Glycine → Aspartic acid | |
| 7 (248) | Cytosine → Thymine | Arginine → Tryptophan |
| Guanine → Adenine | Arginine → Glutamine | |
| 8 (273) | Cytosine → Thymine | Arginine → Cysteine |
| Guanine → Adenine | Arginine → Histidine | |
| 8 (282) | Cytosine → Thymine | Arginine → Tryptophan |