NOP10 gene
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A gene that makes a protein involved in making ribosomes (protein-making structures inside cells) and in maintaining telomeres (the ends of chromosomes). Mutations (changes) in the NOP10 gene have been found in a rare, inherited condition called dyskeratosis congenita, which causes abnormal changes in the skin and nails and white patches inside the mouth. People with this condition have an increased risk of bone marrow failure (a condition in which the bone marrow does not make enough blood cells), myelodysplastic syndrome, pulmonary fibrosis (scarring of the lungs), and certain types of cancer.