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Substitution of arginine 219 by glycine compromises stability, dimerization, and catalytic activity in a G6PD mutant.
Communications biology - 9 Dec 2023
Zgheib Omar, Chamchoy Kamonwan, Nouspikel Thierry, Blouin Jean-Louis, Cimasoni Laurent, Quteineh Lina, Boonyuen Usa
Abstract excerpt
Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency is one of the most common enzymopathies in humans, present in approximately half a billion people worldwide. More than 230 clinically relevant G6PD mutations of different classes have been reported to date. We hereby describe a patient with chronic hemolysis who presents a substitution of arginine by glycine at position 219 in G6PD protein. The variant was never...
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