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A deletion-insertion mutation in the phosphomannomutase 2 gene in an African American patient with congenital disorders of glycosylation-Ia.
American journal of medical genetics - 15 Mar 2002
Tayebi Nahid, Andrews David Q, Park Joseph K, Orvisky Eduard, McReynolds John, Sidransky Ellen, Krasnewich Donna M
Abstract excerpt
Congenital disorders of glycosylation (CDG) are a group of metabolic disorders with multisystemic involvement characterized by abnormalities in the synthesis of N-linked oligosaccharides. The most common form, CDG-Ia, resulting from mutations in the gene encoding the enzyme phosphomannomutase (PMM2), manifests with severe abnormalities in psychomotor development, dysmorphic features and visceral involvement....
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