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Clinical and molecular characterization of the first adult congenital disorder of glycosylation (CDG) type Ic patient.
American journal of medical genetics. Part A - 15 Aug 2005
Sun Liangwu, Eklund Erik A, Van Hove Johan L K, Freeze Hudson H, Thomas Janet A
Abstract excerpt
Congenital disorder of glycosylation (CDG) type Ic, the second largest subtype of CDG, is caused by mutations in human ALG6 (hALG6). This gene encodes the alpha1,3-glucosyltransferase that catalyzes transfer of the first glucose residue to the lipid-linked oligosaccharide precursor for N-linked glycosylation. In this report, we describe the first adult patient diagnosed with CDG-Ic, carrying two previously...
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