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Multi-allelic origin of congenital disorder of glycosylation (CDG)-Ic.
Human genetics - 1 May 2000
Imbach T, Grünewald S, Schenk B, Burda P, Schollen E, Wevers R A, Jaeken J, de Klerk J B, Berger E G, Matthijs G, Aebi M, Hennet T
Abstract excerpt
Congenital disorders of glycosylation (CDG), formerly known as carbohydrate-deficient glycoprotein syndrome, represent a family of genetic diseases with variable clinical presentations. Common to all types of CDG characterized to date is a defective Asn-linked glycosylation caused by enzymatic defects of N-glycan synthesis. Previously, we have identified a mutation in the ALG6 alpha1,3 glucosyltransferase gene as...
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