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Altered expression of PGK1 in a family with phosphoglycerate kinase deficiency.
Muscle & nerve - 1 Nov 2007
Svaasand Eva K, Aasly Jan, Landsem Veslemøy Malm, Klungland Helge
Abstract excerpt
The X-linked recessive disease phosphoglycerate kinase (PGK) deficiency is caused by altered expression of the PGK1 enzyme, which causes muscle stiffness, hemolytic anemia, and mental retardation. In this study we characterized the PGK1 gene in a family of two brothers, two sisters, and their parents. A single mutation in exon 6, which was associated with the pattern of inheritance of PGK1 deficiency, was...
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