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Correction of an enzyme trafficking defect in hereditary kidney stone disease in vitro.
The Biochemical journal - 15 Aug 2003
Lumb Michael J, Birdsey Graeme M, Danpure Christopher J
Abstract excerpt
In normal human hepatocytes, the intermediary-metabolic enzyme alanine:glyoxylate aminotransferase (AGT) is located within the peroxisomes. However, in approx. one-third of patients suffering from the hereditary kidney stone disease primary hyperoxaluria type 1, AGT is mistargeted to the mitochondria. AGT mistargeting results from the synergistic interaction between a common P11L (Pro11-->Leu) polymorphism and a...
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