Red cell pyruvate kinase deficiency: Molecular and clinical aspects

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 130, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 11-25

  Zanella, Alberto ^a   Fermo, Elisa ^a   Bianchi, Paola ^a   Valentini, Giovanna ^b  

^a FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chronic haemolytic anaemia; Mutagenesis; Mutations; PK LR gene; Pyruvate kinase deficiency

Indexed keywords

DEFERIPRONE; DEFEROXAMINE; IRON CHELATE; PYRUVATE KINASE;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; CHROMOSOME 1; ENZYME DEFICIENCY; ENZYME STRUCTURE; ERYTHROCYTE; EXCHANGE BLOOD TRANSFUSION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GLYCOLYSIS; HEMOLYSIS; HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA; HUMAN; IRON CHELATION; JAUNDICE; NEWBORN ANEMIA; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRUVATE KINASE DEFICIENCY; REVIEW;

ANEMIA, HEMOLYTIC, CONGENITAL NONSPHEROCYTIC; ERYTHROCYTE MEMBRANE; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; HUMANS; IRON CHELATING AGENTS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; MUTATION; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PYRUVATE KINASE; SPLENECTOMY; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP;

EID: 22144484881     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2141.2005.05527.x     Document Type: Review

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