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Mutations in the glutathione synthetase gene cause 5-oxoprolinuria.
Nature genetics - 1 Nov 1996
Shi Z Z, Habib G M, Rhead W J, Gahl W A, He X, Sazer S, Lieberman M W
Abstract excerpt
5-Oxoprolinuria (pyroglutamic aciduria) resulting from glutathione synthetase (GSS) deficiency is an inherited autosomal recessive disorder characterized, in its severe form, by massive urinary excretion of 5-oxoproline, metabolic acidosis, haemolytic anaemia and central nervous system damage. Th...
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