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Review
. 2001 Jan-Mar;44(1):25-32.
doi: 10.1016/s0003-3995(01)01037-1.

Lipoprotein lipase (LPL) deficiency: a new patient homozygote for the preponderant mutation Gly188Glu in the human LPL gene and review of reported mutations: 75 % are clustered in exons 5 and 6

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Lipoprotein lipase (LPL) deficiency: a new patient homozygote for the preponderant mutation Gly188Glu in the human LPL gene and review of reported mutations: 75 % are clustered in exons 5 and 6

B Gilbert et al. Ann Genet. 2001 Jan-Mar.

Abstract

We have investigated the lipoprotein lipase (LPL) gene of a 2-year-old patient presenting classical features of the familial LPL deficiency including undetectable LPL activity. DNA sequence analysis of exon 5 identified the patient as a homozygote for the Gly188Glu mutation, frequently involved in this disease. A review of cases of LPL deficiency with molecular study of the LPL gene showed a total number of 221 reported mutations involved in this disease. Gly188Glu was involved in 23.5 % of cases and 74.6 % of mutations were clustered in exons 5 and 6. Based on these observations, we propose a method of screening for mutations in this gene.

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