13. The β-hexosaminidase story in Toronto: From enzyme structure to gene mutation

Advances in Genetics

Volumn 44, Issue , 2001, Pages 145-163

  Mahuran, Don J ^a   Gravel, Roy A ^b  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA N ACETYLHEXOSAMINIDASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHEMISTRY; ENZYMOLOGY; FEMALE; GENETICS; HISTORY; HUMAN; MALE; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MUTATION; PEDIGREE; PROTEIN PROCESSING; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; TAY SACHS DISEASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BETA-N-ACETYLHEXOSAMINIDASE; CANADA; FEMALE; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; PEDIGREE; PROTEIN PROCESSING, POST-TRANSLATIONAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP; TAY-SACHS DISEASE;

EID: 0035237311     PISSN: 00652660     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/s0065-2660(01)44077-6     Document Type: Review

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