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Animal models for X-linked sideroblastic anemia.
International journal of hematology - 1 Aug 2000
Yamamoto M, Nakajima O
Abstract excerpt
Erythroid 5-aminolevulinate synthase (ALAS-E) catalyzes the first step of heme biosynthesis in erythroid cells. Several lines of evidence suggest that the expression of ALAS-E is important for the process of erythroid differentiation, which requires a large amount of heme for hemoglobin production. Mutation of human ALAS-E causes the disorder X-linked sideroblastic anemia (XLSA). More than 25 unrelated ALAS-E...
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