MUC 16 ( mucin 16 , cell surface associated )
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As per the present available information, there is a discrepancy regarding the total number of exons present in MUC16 genomic DNA. This discrepancy is due to the absence/presence of some of the genomic sequences (particularly for the repeat regions) in the available genomic databases. The terminal nine exons on both 5' and 3' ends code for the aminoand carboxyterminal domains of MUC16, respectively. At the same time, it has been proposed that five consecutive exons code for a single repeat unit (SRU) of the central tandem repeat domain.
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