Mutations in human glycine N-methyltransferase give insights into its role in methionine metabolism

Human Genetics

Volumn 110, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 68-74

  Luka, Zigmund ^a   Cerone, Roberto ^b   Phillips III, John A ^a,e   Mudd, S Harvey ^d   Wagner, Conrad ^a,c  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b G GASLINI INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

^e VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; FOLIC ACID; GLYCINE METHYLTRANSFERASE; LEUCINE; LIVER ENZYME; METHIONINE; METHYL GROUP; PROLINE; S ADENOSYLHOMOCYSTEINE; S ADENOSYLMETHIONINE; SARCOSINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CATALYSIS; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME DEFICIENCY; ENZYME INHIBITION; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; EXON; FEMALE; GENE CONVERSION; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; ITALY; LIVER DISEASE; MALE; METHYLATION; MISSENSE MUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN METABOLISM; PROTEIN RESTRICTION; SIBLING;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; BINDING SITES; CARRIER PROTEINS; DNA PRIMERS; EXONS; GLYCINE N-METHYLTRANSFERASE; HUMANS; METHIONINE; METHYLTRANSFERASES; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MUTATION, MISSENSE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN SUBUNITS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 0036461162     PISSN: 03406717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00439-001-0648-4     Document Type: Article

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