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The UMD-LDLR database: additions to the software and 490 new entries to the database.
Human mutation - 1 Aug 2002
Villéger Ludovic, Abifadel Marianne, Allard Delphine, Rabès Jean-Pierre, Thiart Rochelle, Kotze Maritha J, Béroud Christophe, Junien Claudine, Boileau Catherine, Varret Mathilde
Abstract excerpt
Mutations in the LDL receptor gene (LDLR) cause familial hypercholesterolemia (FH), one of the most frequent hereditary dominant disorders. The protein defect was identified in 1973, the gene was localized by in situ hybridization in 1985, and since, a growing number of mutations have been reported. The UMD-LDLR database is customized software that has been developed to list all mutations, and also to provide...
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