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Crossovers within a short DNA sequence indicate a long evolutionary history of the APRT*J mutation.
Human genetics - 1 Oct 1990
Kamatani N, Kuroshima S, Hakoda M, Palella T D, Hidaka Y
Abstract excerpt
Adenine phosphoribosyltransferase (APRT) deficiency causing 2,8-dihydroxyadenine urolithiasis and renal failure is present at a high frequency among the Japanese but not other ethnic groups. A special type of mutant allele, designated APRT*J, with a nucleotide substitution at codon 136 from ATG (Met) to ACG (Thr) is carried by approximately 79% of all Japanese 2,8-dihydroxyadenine urolithiasis patients. We...
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- Adenine Phosphoribosyltransferase
- Blotting, Southern
- Crossing Over, Genetic
- Genetic Linkage
- Humans
- Kidney Diseases
