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Characterization of the mutant (A115V) tissue-nonspecific alkaline phosphatase gene from adult-type hypophosphatasia.
Biochemical and biophysical research communications - 4 Feb 2005
Watanabe Hisashi, Takinami Hiroyuki, Goseki-Sone Masae, Orimo Hideo, Hamatani Ryoko, Ishikawa Isao
Abstract excerpt
Hypophosphatasia (HOPS) is a clinically heterogeneous heritable disorder characterized by defective skeletal mineralization, deficiency of tissue-nonspecific alkaline phosphatase (TNSALP) activity, and premature loss of deciduous teeth. To date, various mutations in the TNSALP gene have been identified. Especially, A115V located in exon 5 has been detected in a Japanese patient with severe periodontitis and...
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