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Three novel mutations in CYB5R3 gene causing NADH-cytochrome b5 reductase enzyme deficiency leads to recessive congenital methaemoglobinemia.
Molecular biology reports - 1 Mar 2022
Deorukhkar Anuradha, Kulkarni Anuja, Kedar Prabhakar
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BACKGROUND: Methemoglobin is the reduced form of haemoglobin that is normally found in the blood in levels < 1%. Methemoglobinemia can occur as a congenital or acquired disease. Two types of recessive congenital methaemoglobinemia (RCM) are caused by the NADH-dependent cytochrome b5 reductase enzyme deficiency of the CYB5R3 gene. RCM-I is characterized by higher methaemoglobin levels (> 2 g/dL), causing only...
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