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Identification of a novel synonymous mutation in the human β -Ureidopropionase Gene UPB1 affecting pre-mRNA splicing.
Nucleosides, nucleotides & nucleic acids - 1 Jan 2013
Meijer J, Nakajima Y, Zhang C, Meinsma R, Ito T, Van Kuilenburg A B P
Abstract excerpt
β-Ureidopropionase is the third enzyme of the pyrimidine degradation pathway and it catalyzes the conversion of N-carbamyl-β-alanine and N-carbamyl-β-aminoisobutyric acid to β-alanine and β-aminoisobutyric acid, respectively, and ammonia and CO2. To date, only 16 genetically confirmed patients wi...
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