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Identification of a common mutation in Finnish patients with nonketotic hyperglycinemia.
The Journal of clinical investigation - 1 Jul 1992
Kure S, Takayanagi M, Narisawa K, Tada K, Leisti J
Abstract excerpt
Nonketotic hyperglycinemia (NKH) is an autosomal recessive metabolic disorder caused by the defects in the glycine cleavage system (GCS; EC 2.1.2.10), a multienzyme system that consists of four individual components. NKH is a rare disorder in many countries, but with a very high incidence in northern Finland. To understand the genetic background of this high incidence, we examined the GCS in a typical case of NKH...
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