Lysinuric protein intolerance in a family of Mexican ancestry with a novel SLC7A7 gene deletion. Case report and review of the literature

Lysinuric protein intolerance (LPI) is a rare autosomal recessive disorder caused by mutations in the SLC7A7 located on the chromosome 14q11.2. LPI is most prevalent in Finland (1:50,000), Northern Japan (1:60,000) and Italy. Cases have also been reported in Spain and the United States. Here we repo...

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Main Authors: David Carpentieri, Margaret F. Barnhart, Kyrieckos Aleck, Tamir Miloh, Daphne deMello
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-03-01
Series:Molecular Genetics and Metabolism Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214426914000846