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Molecular characterization of six unrelated Italian patients affected by pyrimidine 5'-nucleotidase deficiency.
British journal of haematology - 1 Sept 2003
Bianchi Paola, Fermo Elisa, Alfinito Fiorella, Vercellati Cristina, Baserga Mariangiola, Ferraro Filomena, Guzzo Immacolata, Rotoli Bruno, Zanella Alberto
Abstract excerpt
Pyrimidine 5'-nucleotidase deficiency is a rare autosomal recessive disorder characterized by haemolytic anaemia, marked basophilic stippling and accumulation of pyrimidine nucleotides within the erythrocytes. The gene encoding for this enzyme (P5'N-1) has been cloned recently, and seven mutations have so far been identified in 11 unrelated families. We describe the haematological and molecular characteristics of...
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