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TRPV1 dysfunction in cystinosis patients harboring the homozygous 57 kb deletion.
Scientific reports - 13 Oct 2016
Buntinx L, Voets T, Morlion B, Vangeel L, Janssen M, Cornelissen E, Vriens J, de Hoon J, Levtchenko E
Abstract excerpt
Cystinosis is a rare autosomal recessive disorder characterized by lysosomal cystine accumulation due to loss of function of the lysosomal cystine transporter (CTNS). The most common mutation in cystinosis patients of Northern Europe consists of a 57-kb deletion. This deletion not only inactivates the CTNS gene but also extends into the non-coding region upstream of the start codon of the TRPV1 gene, encoding the...
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