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Three novel COLQ mutations and variation of phenotypic expressivity due to G240X.
Neurology - 26 Feb 2002
Shapira Y A, Sadeh M E, Bergtraum M P, Tsujino A, Ohno K, Shen X M, Brengman J, Edwardson S, Matoth I, Engel A G
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OBJECTIVE: To determine the molecular basis and consequences of endplate (EP) acetylcholinesterase (AChE) deficiency. BACKGROUND: The EP species AChE is an asymmetric enzyme consisting of a tail subunit composed of three collagenic strands (ColQ), each attached to a tetramer of catalytic subunits. The tail subunit is essential for insertion of AChE into the synaptic basal lamina. Human EP AChE deficiency is...
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