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Sialyltransferase activity in erythrocyte membranes and serum in patients with myotonic dystrophy
Author(s) -
Stibler H.,
Sydow O.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
acta neurologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.967
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1600-0404
pISSN - 0001-6314
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0404.1988.tb03657.x
Subject(s) - myotonic dystrophy , sialyltransferase , sialic acid , glycoprotein , erythrocyte membrane , biochemistry , membrane , medicine , enzyme , endocrinology , chemistry
‐ Sialyltransferase activity was measured in erythrocyte membranes and in serum in patients with myotonic dystrophy and in matched healthy controls. The reason for assaying this enzyme was to study a possible mechanism behind a previously reported deficiency of glycoprotein‐bound sialic acid in the erythrocyte membrane in patients with this disease. No significant differences in sialyltransferase activity with endogenous or different exogenous glycoprotein acceptors were found.