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    It is now widely accepted that aberrant splicing of constitutive exons is often caused by mutations affecting cis-acting splicing regulatory elements (SREs), but there is a misconception that all exons have an equal dependency on SREs and thus a similar vulnerability to aberrant splicing. We demonstrate that some exons are more likely to be affected by exonic splicing mutations (ESMs) due to an inherent vulnerability, which is context dependent and influenced by the strength of exon definition. We have developed VulExMap, a tool which is based on empirical data that can designate whether a constitutive exon is vulnerable. Using VulExMap, we find that only 25% of all exons can be categorized as vulnerable, whereas two-thirds of 359 previously reported ESMs in 75 disease genes are located in vulnerable exons. Because VulExMap analysis is based on empirical data on splicing of exons in their endogenous context, it includes all features important in determining the vulnerability. We believe that VulExMap will be an important tool when assessing the effect of exonic mutations by pinpointing whether they are located in exons vulnerable to ESMs. © The Author(s) 2024. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Nucleic Acids Research.

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    Lise L Holm, Thomas K Doktor, Katharina K Flugt, Ulrika S S Petersen, Rikke Petersen, Brage S Andresen. All exons are not created equal-exon vulnerability determines the effect of exonic mutations on splicing. Nucleic acids research. 2024 May 08;52(8):4588-4603

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    PMID: 38324470

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