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PEX1 mutations in complementation group 1 of Zellweger spectrum patients correlate with severity of disease.
Pediatric research - 1 Jun 2002
Preuss Natalie, Brosius Ute, Biermanns Martina, Muntau Ania C, Conzelmann Ernst, Gartner Jutta
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The peroxisome biogenesis disorders (PBD) are a group of autosomal-recessive diseases with complex developmental and metabolic phenotypes, including the Zellweger spectrum and rhizomelic chondrodysplasia punctata. The diseases are caused by defects in peroxisomal matrix protein import and are characterized by the loss of multiple peroxisomal metabolic functions. In humans, 12 complementation groups have been...
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