Deletion of PREPl causes growth impairment and hypotonia in mice.

Genetic studies of rare diseases can identify genes of unknown function that strongly impact human physiology. Prolyl endopeptidase-like (PREPL) is an uncharacterized member of the prolyl peptidase family that was discovered because of its deletion in humans with hypotonia-cystinuria syndrome (HCS)....

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Main Authors: Anna Mari Lone, Mathias Leidl, Amanda K McFedries, James W Horner, John Creemers, Alan Saghatelian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/24586561/?tool=EBI