Factor·arcadia

Rejection of CACNB2 as a modeling candidate

The CACNB2 gene from Ciona intestinalis, implicated in Brugada syndrome, was rejected as a model candidate due to lack of feasibility, since all recorded human disease cases are heterozygous missense mutations.

Confidence
70%
active

Source

Prachee Avasthi et al. (2025). Modeling human monogenic diseases using the tunicate Ciona intestinalis doi:10.57844/arcadia-084m-a3v2