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Why do the HGVS name and the common name indicate different positions for the variant?

April 26, 2017common different hgvs indicate positions variant

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Why do the HGVS name and the common name indicate different positions for the variant?

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The HGVS-style coding names all use the A of the ATG as position 1. Some of the LSDBs also use this as their starting point when assigning the common name, but some use other starting points.