Gyrate atrophy of the retina: inborn error of L-ornithin:2-oxoacid aminotransferase.
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Cultured fibroblasts from a patient with gyrate atrophy of the retina do not convert L-ornithine, uniformly labeled with carbon-14, to proline. This metabolic block is caused by deficient L-ornithine:2-oxoacid aminotransferase activity in the patient. Her heterozygote father has intermediate activity of this enzyme.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Science
دوره 200 4338 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1978