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Variations in the Human Serum Albumin Gene: Molecular and Functional Aspects.
International journal of molecular sciences - 21 Jan 2022
Caridi Gianluca, Lugani Francesca, Angeletti Andrea, Campagnoli Monica, Galliano Monica, Minchiotti Lorenzo
Abstract excerpt
The human albumin gene, the most abundant serum protein, is located in the long arm of chromosome 4, near the centromere, position 4q11-3. It is divided by 14 intervening introns into 15 exons, the last of which is untranslated. To date, 74 nucleotide substitutions (mainly missense) have been reported, determining the circulating variants of albumin or pre-albumin. In a heterozygous state, this condition is known...
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