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DHTKD1 Deficiency Causes Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease in Mice.
Molecular and cellular biology - 1 Jul 2018
Xu Wang-Yang, Zhu Houbao, Shen Yan, Wan Ying-Han, Tu Xiao-Die, Wu Wen-Ting, Tang Lingyun, Zhang Hong-Xin, Lu Shun-Yuan, Jin Xiao-Long, Fei Jian, Wang Zhu-Gang
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DHTKD1, a part of 2-ketoadipic acid dehydrogenase complex, is involved in lysine and tryptophan catabolism. Mutations in DHTKD1 block the metabolic pathway and cause 2-aminoadipic and 2-oxoadipic aciduria (AMOXAD), an autosomal recessive inborn metabolic disorder. In addition, a nonsense mutation in DHTKD1 that we identified previously causes Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT) type 2Q, one of the most common...
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