title: A human gene responsible for Zellweger syndrome that affects peroxisome assembly.
abstract: The primary defect arising from Zellweger syndrome appears to be linked to impaired assembly of peroxisomes. A human complementary DNA has been cloned that complements the disease's symptoms (including defective peroxisome assembly) in fibroblasts from a patient with Zellweger syndrome. The cause of the syndrome in this patient was a point mutation that resulted in the premature termination of peroxisome assembly factor-1. The homozygous patient apparently inherited the mutation from her parents, each of whom was heterozygous for that mutation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Gifu University School of Medicine, Japan.
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authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Shimozawa
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authors.lastname: Tsukamoto
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Suzuki
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authors.lastname: Orii
authors.forename: Y
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authors.lastname: Shirayoshi
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authors.lastname: Mori
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Fujiki
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D006224:Cricetinae; D004252:DNA Mutational Analysis; D005796:Genes; D005816:Genetic Complementation Test; D006801:Humans; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D008830:Microbodies / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009838:Oligodeoxyribonucleotides / Q000737:chemistry; D010375:Pedigree; D000074428:Peroxisomal Biogenesis Factor 2; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D014162:Transfection; D015211:Zellweger Syndrome / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D008565:Membrane Proteins; D009838:Oligodeoxyribonucleotides; D000074428:Peroxisomal Biogenesis Factor 2