Summary
PROJECT SUMMARY Individuals with rare genetic diseases do not receive attention from the medical and research community. One out of two patients diagnosed with a rare disease is a child, meaning that patients and their families must endure long battles relating to disease progress throughout their child’s lifetime. Therefore, characterization of clinical/molecular aspects of rare diseases will greatly benefit young patients and their families. SON is a DNA- and RNA-binding protein that plays dual roles as an RNA splicing factor and a transcriptional repressor. Our research team recently identi
