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Disease-causing missense mutations in the PHEX gene interfere with membrane targeting of the recombinant protein.
Human molecular genetics - 15 Jul 2001
Sabbagh Y, Boileau G, DesGroseillers L, Tenenhouse H S
Abstract excerpt
PHEX is homologous to the M13 zinc metallopeptidases, a class of type II membrane glycoproteins. Although more than 140 mutations in the PHEX gene have been identified in patients with X-linked hypophosphatemia (XLH), the most prevalent form of inherited rickets, the molecular consequences of dis...
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