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Functional consequences of PRODH missense mutations.
American journal of human genetics - 1 Mar 2005
Bender Hans-Ulrich, Almashanu Shlomo, Steel Gary, Hu Chien-An, Lin Wei-Wen, Willis Alecia, Pulver Ann, Valle David
Abstract excerpt
PRODH maps to 22q11 in the region deleted in the velocardiofacial syndrome/DiGeorge syndrome (VCFS/DGS) and encodes proline oxidase (POX), a mitochondrial inner-membrane enzyme that catalyzes the first step in the proline degradation pathway. At least 16 PRODH missense mutations have been identified in studies of type I hyperprolinemia (HPI) and schizophrenia, 10 of which are present at polymorphic frequencies....
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