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In vitro demonstration of intra-locus compensation using the ornithine transcarbamylase protein as model.
Human molecular genetics - 15 Sept 2007
Suriano Gianpaolo, Azevedo Luisa, Novais Marta, Boscolo Barbara, Seruca Raquel, Amorim Antonio, Ghibaudi Elena Maria
Abstract excerpt
Ornithine transcarbamylase deficiency (OTCD) is an X-linked inborn defect of metabolism of the urea cycle, which causes hyperamonemia. Mutations of the OTC gene have been recognized as the genetic cause underlying the OTC deficiency. The severity of the disease is associated with the type of mutation, leading either to neonatal onset of hyperammonemia or to a later appearance of the disease. The mutation...
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