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A Sri Lankan girl with a new genetic variant in the PKLR gene causing pyruvate kinase deficiency: a case report.
Journal of medical case reports - 27 Jul 2021
Sivashangar Ahalyaa, Gooneratne Lallindra, Clark Barnaby, Rees David, Jayasinghe Saroj, Laas Claire
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Erythrocyte pyruvate kinase is expressed under the control of the PKLR gene located on chromosome 1q21. Pyruvate kinase catalyzes the final steps of the glycolytic pathway and creates 50% of the red cell total adenosine triphosphate. Pyruvate kinase deficiency is the commonest glycolytic defect causing congenital non-spherocytic hemolytic anemia inherited in an autosomal recessive trait in which...
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