Article
CTNS mutations in patients with cystinosis.
Human mutation - 1 Jan 1999
Anikster Y, Shotelersuk V, Gahl W A
Abstract excerpt
Cystinosis is an autosomal recessive lysosomal storage disease caused by mutations in the gene CTNS. The CTNS gene product, cystinosin, has 367 amino acids and seven transmembrane domains and is thought to transport cystine out of lysosomes. The most common form of cystinosis, the nephropathic or infantile type, is characterized by renal failure at 10 years of age and other systemic complications. To date, 32...
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