Defects in human methionine synthase in cblG patients

Human Molecular Genetics

Volumn 5, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 1859-1865

  Gulati, Sumedha ^a   Baker, Priscilla ^b   Li, Yunan N ^c   Fowler, Brian ^d   Kruger, Warren ^c   Brody, Lawrence C ^b   Banerjee, Ruma ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b NATIONAL HUMAN GENOME RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c FOX CHASE CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ISOLEUCINE; LEUCINE; MESSENGER RNA; METHIONINE SYNTHASE; PROLINE;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME DEFICIENCY; ENZYME STRUCTURE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; HETEROZYGOSITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0029803594     PISSN: 09646906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hmg/5.12.1859     Document Type: Article

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