Molecular genetics of hepatic methionine adenosyltransferase deficiency

Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 1-9

  Chou, Janice Yang ^a  

^a EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

Autosomal recessive or dominant inheritance; Genetic mutations; Methionine adenosyltransferase I III deficiency; S adenosylmethionine

Indexed keywords

METHIONINE; METHIONINE ADENOSYLTRANSFERASE; S ADENOSYLMETHIONINE;

ARTICLE; DEMYELINATING DISEASE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME DEFICIENCY; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; HYPERMETHIONINEMIA; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033991250     PISSN: 01637258     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0163-7258(99)00047-9     Document Type: Review

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