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A novel form of hereditary myeloperoxidase deficiency linked to endoplasmic reticulum/proteasome degradation.
The Journal of clinical investigation - 15 Jun 1998
DeLeo F R, Goedken M, McCormick S J, Nauseef W M
Abstract excerpt
Myeloperoxidase (MPO) deficiency is a common inherited disorder linked to increased susceptibility to infection and malignancy. We identified a novel missense mutation in the MPO gene at codon 173 whereby tyrosine is replaced with cysteine (Y173C) that is associated with MPO deficiency and assessed its impact on MPO processing and targeting in transfectants expressing normal or mutant proteins. Although the...
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