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Sulfatases and human disease.
Annual review of genomics and human genetics - 1 Jan 2005
Diez-Roux Graciana, Ballabio Andrea
Abstract excerpt
Sulfatases are a highly conserved family of proteins that cleave sulfate esters from a wide range of substrates. The importance of sulfatases in human metabolism is underscored by the presence of at least eight human monogenic diseases caused by the deficiency of individual sulfatases. Sulfatase activity requires a unique posttranslational modification, which is impaired in patients with multiple sulfatase...
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