Here's a short-easy-summary on the issue that further directs you to the actual Nature review, written by researchers from the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (the review itself isn't free but I think the summary is good enough):
Synonymous (“Silent”) Mutations in Health, Disease, and Personalized Medicine: Review
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