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Novel mutations of the AGXT gene causing primary hyperoxaluria type 1.
Journal of nephrology - 1 Jan 2000
Yuen Yuet-Ping, Lai Chi-Kong, Tong Gensy Mei-Wah, Wong Ping-Nam, Wong Francis Kim-Ming, Mak Siu-Ka, Lo Kin-Yee, Wong Andrew Kui-Man, Tong Sui-Fan, Chan Yan-Wo, Lam Ching-Wan
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Primary hyperoxaluria type 1 (PH1), an inherited cause of nephrolithiasis, is due to a functional defect of the liver-specific peroxisomal enzyme alanine:glyoxylate aminotransferase (AGT). A definitive PH1 diagnosis can be established by analyzing AGT activity in liver tissue or mutation analysis of the AGXT gene. METHODS: The molecular basis of PH1 in three Chinese patients, two with adult-onset and...
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