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In which of these gene parts - exon, intron, promoter, UTR - would we have the possibility of finding a pathogenic variant when sequencing the whole genome of a patient but not when sequencing their exome?

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Description: in which of these gene parts exon intron promoter utr would we have the possibility of finding a pathogenic variant when sequencing the whole genome of a patient but not when sequencing thei 51324

          In which of these gene parts - exon, intron, promoter, UTR - would we have the possibility of finding a pathogenic variant when sequencing the whole genome of a patient but not when sequencing their exome?

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07/11/2022

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In which of these gene parts - exon, intron, promoter, UTR - would we have the possibility of finding a pathogenic variant when sequencing the whole genome of a patient but not when sequencing their exome?