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        <journal-title>Clinical &amp; Molecular Biomedicine</journal-title>
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        <publisher-name>Editory-Press LLC</publisher-name>
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      <article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">100004</article-id>
      <article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.53295/cmb.v1.i1.100004</article-id>
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        <article-title>Elucidating impacts of deleterious Missense mutations on the structure and function of β-glucuronidase: Investigating the molecular basis of pathogenesis of MPSVII</article-title>
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      <contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><given-names>Nushrat</given-names><surname>Jahan</surname></name></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><given-names>Barka</given-names><surname>Basharat</surname></name></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><given-names>Shakilur</given-names><surname>Rahman</surname></name><email>srahman@imamu.edu.sa</email></contrib></contrib-group>
      <pub-date publication-format="electronic">
        <day>30</day>
        <month>06</month>
        <year>2026</year>
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      <volume>1</volume>
      <issue>1</issue>
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        <copyright-statement>Correspondence: srahman@imamu.edu.sa</copyright-statement>
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      <abstract><p>Single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) are among the most prevalent forms of genetic variation and are frequently associated with human diseases. In this study, we performed a comprehensive in silico analysis of non-synonymous SNPs (nsSNPs) in the GUSB gene, which encodes the lysosomal enzyme $β$-glucuronidase, a key regulator of glycosaminoglycan degradation. A total of 449 reported mutations were systematically evaluated using sequence- and structure-based predictive algorithms. Among these, 15 variants were identified as deleterious and structurally destabilizing. Subsequent pathogenicity assessment using SNPs&amp;GO, MutPred, and PhD-SNP further narrowed these to eight high-confidence pathogenic mutations. Solubility and aggregation propensity analysis using the SODA tool revealed that 37.5% of these pathogenic variants showed increased aggregation or reduced solubility, suggesting a potential mechanism contributing to disease progression. Detailed structural investigation indicated that the observed destabilization likely arises from alterations in interatomic non-covalent interactions, ultimately compromising protein stability and function. Overall, this study provides a systematic and integrative characterization of pathogenic nsSNPs in the GUSB gene. The findings enhance our understanding of the structural and functional consequences of these variants and offer a foundation for future experimental validation and the development of targeted therapeutic strategies.</p></abstract>
      <kwd-group><kwd>β-glucuronidase</kwd><kwd>GUSB gene</kwd><kwd>nsSNPs</kwd><kwd>missense mutation</kwd><kwd>glycosaminoglycan</kwd><kwd>MPSVII</kwd><kwd>Sly syndrome</kwd><kwd>SODA</kwd><kwd>MutPred</kwd></kwd-group>
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