title: Mitochondrial malic enzyme in human leukocytes.
abstract: Leukocyte samples from 316 unrelated blood donors were screened for malic enzyme (MEM). The frequency of the common allele in this investigation was MEM1 = 0.63. There is evidence for the existence of a rare fourth allele MEM4.
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007962:Leukocytes / Q000201:enzymology*; D008291:Malate Dehydrogenase / Q000097:blood / Q000235:genetics*; D008928:Mitochondria / Q000201:enzymology; D010641:Phenotype; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic
chemical_list: D008291:Malate Dehydrogenase