Not Signed In - PNP Gets A Pass To Enter Cells
Mon, 11 Sep 2006 07:00 PM EST
... Individuals unlucky enough to be born with a genetic defect that results in them having no purine nucleoside phosphorylase (PNP), an enzyme that helps get rid of unwanted material in the cell, usually die early in life from infections, autoimmunity, and cancer. [click link for full article] ...
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