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In a new case of interstitial del(2q), measurements of ribulose 5-phosphate 3-epimerase activity suggested that the locus for this enzyme might be localized to the subregion 2q32→q33.3.
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Dallapiccola, B., Novelli, G. & Giannotti, A. Deletion 2q31.3→2q33.3: gene dosage effect of ribulose 5-phosphate 3-epimerase. Hum Genet 79, 92 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00291721
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