Defects in the synthesis of cysteinyl leukotrienes: A new group of inborn errors of metabolism

Journal of Inherited Metabolic Disease

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 404-408

  Mayatepek, E ^a   Zelezny, R ^a   Lehmann, W D ^b   Hammond, J W ^c   Hoffmann, G F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER DKFZ   (Germany)

^c CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; LEUKOTRIENE C4; PEPTIDOLEUKOTRIENE;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMALE; HUMAN; INBORN ERROR OF METABOLISM; INFANT; METABOLISM; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEWBORN; SYNTHESIS;

CELLS, CULTURED; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; GAMMA-GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; HUMANS; INFANT; LEUKOTRIENE C4; LEUKOTRIENE D4; LEUKOTRIENE E4; METABOLISM, INBORN ERRORS; MONOCYTES;

EID: 0034080084     PISSN: 01418955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005664204956     Document Type: Conference Paper

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