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Screening for five prevalent mutations of SLC25A13 gene in Guangdong, China: a molecular epidemiologic survey of citrin deficiency.
The Tohoku journal of experimental medicine - 1 Aug 2014
Zhang Zhan-Hui, Yang Zhi-Gang, Chen Feng-Ping, Kikuchi Atsuo, Liu Zhen-Huan, Kuang Li-Zhen, Li Wei-Ming, Song Yuan-Zong, Kure Shigeo, Saheki Takeyori
Abstract excerpt
Citrin is the liver-type aspartate/glutamate carrier isoform 2 (AGC2) encoded by SLC25A13 gene, playing important roles in the urea cycle and the malate-aspartate shuttle. Citrin deficiency (CD) has proven a disease entity with high prevalence in south China, including Guangdong with the largest population, but CD epidemiology in this province has not been well characterized. This study aims to screen for five...
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