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4-Phenylbutyrate restores the functionality of a misfolded mutant low-density lipoprotein receptor.
The FEBS journal - 1 Apr 2007
Tveten Kristian, Holla Øystein L, Ranheim Trine, Berge Knut E, Leren Trond P, Kulseth Mari A
Abstract excerpt
Familial hypercholesterolemia is an autosomal dominant disease caused by mutations in the gene encoding the low-density lipoprotein receptor. To date, more than 900 different mutations have been described. Transport-defective mutations (class 2) causing partial or complete retention of the receptor in the endoplasmic reticulum are the predominant class of mutations. In a cell culture system (Chinese hamster ovary...
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