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GRHPR

Glyoxylate reductase/hydroxypyruvate reductase is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the GRHPR gene.[1][2][3]

This gene encodes an enzyme with hydroxypyruvate reductase, glyoxylate reductase, and D-glycerate dehydrogenase enzymatic activities. The enzyme has widespread tissue expression and has a role in metabolism. Type II hyperoxaluria is caused by mutations in this gene.[3] GRHPR mutation analysis needs to pay attention to primer design, because allele dropout can cause false-positive result.[4]

References

References

  1. Rumsby G, Cregeen DP (Nov 1999). “Identification and expression of a cDNA for human hydroxypyruvate/glyoxylate reductase”. Biochim Biophys Acta. 1446 (3): 383–8. doi:10.1016/S0167-4781(99)00105-0. PMID 10524214.
  2. Cramer SD, Ferree PM, Lin K, Milliner DS, Holmes RP (Dec 1999). “The gene encoding hydroxypyruvate reductase (GRHPR) is mutated in patients with primary hyperoxaluria type II”. Hum Mol Genet. 8 (11): 2063–9. doi:10.1093/hmg/8.11.2063. PMID 10484776.
  3. 3.0 3.1 “Entrez Gene: GRHPR glyoxylate reductase/hydroxypyruvate reductase”.
  4. Takaoka N, Takayama T, Miyazaki M, Nagata M, Ozono S (Dec 2008). “Modification of primers for GRHPR genotyping: avoiding allele dropout by single nucleotide polymorphisms and homology sequence”. Urol Res. 36 (6): 297–302. doi:10.1007/s00240-008-0159-z. PMID 18982322.
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