Human methionine synthase: cDNA cloning and identification of mutations in patients of the cblG complementation group of folate/cobalamin disorders

Human Molecular Genetics

Volumn 5, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 1867-1874

  Leclerc, D ^a   Campeau, E ^a   Goyette, P ^a   Adjalla, C E ^a   Christensen, B ^a   Ross, M ^a   Eydoux, P ^a   Rosenblatt, D S ^a   Rozen, R ^a   Gravel, R A ^a,b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF THE MCGILL UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COBALAMIN; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; FOLIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE; METHIONINE SYNTHASE; MUTANT PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME 1Q; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; ENZYME DEFICIENCY; ENZYME STRUCTURE; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; FOLATE METABOLISM; GENE DELETION; GENE LOCATION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MISSENSE MUTATION; MOLECULAR CLONING; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SINGLE STRAND CONFORMATION POLYMORPHISM;

EID: 10544249877     PISSN: 09646906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hmg/5.12.1867     Document Type: Article

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