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Dolichol kinase deficiency (DOLK-CDG): Two new cases and expansion of phenotype.
American journal of medical genetics. Part A - 1 Sept 2017
Rush Eric T, Baker Craig V, Rizzo William B
Abstract excerpt
Congenital disorders of glycosylation (CDGs) are a group of genetic diseases caused by mutations in genes that are necessary for the addition of oligosaccharides to acceptor proteins or lipids. An early step in this process requires dolichol kinase (DK) to catalyze the formation of dolichyl phosphate, which acts as a membrane anchor for initial attachment of sugar residues that are subsequently built up to...
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