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Recessive congenital methemoglobinemia caused by a rare mechanism: maternal uniparental heterodisomy with segmental isodisomy of a chromosome 22.
Blood cells, molecules & diseases - 15 Aug 2012
Huang Yu-Hsiu, Tai Chang-Long, Lu Yung-Hsiu, Wu Tina Jui-Ting, Chen Hong-Duo, Niu Dau-Ming
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Recessive congenital methemoglobinemia (RCM) is a very rare disorder caused by NADH-cytochrome b5 reductase (cb5r) deficiency. Two distinct clinical forms, types I and II, caused by cb5r deficiency have been recognized. In type I, the enzyme deficiency is restricted only to erythrocytes with cyan...
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