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Taurine and Beta-Alanine Uptake in Cultured Human Skin Fibroblasts from Patients with Friedreich's Ataxia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 September 2015

S.B. Melancon
Affiliation:
le Centre de Recherche Pédiatrique de l'Hôpital Ste-Justine, Département de Pédiatrie, Université de Montréal
B. Grignon
Affiliation:
le Centre de Recherche Pédiatrique de l'Hôpital Ste-Justine, Département de Pédiatrie, Université de Montréal
M. Potier
Affiliation:
le Centre de Recherche Pédiatrique de l'Hôpital Ste-Justine, Département de Pédiatrie, Université de Montréal
L. Dallaire
Affiliation:
le Centre de Recherche Pédiatrique de l'Hôpital Ste-Justine, Département de Pédiatrie, Université de Montréal
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Taurine and ß-alanine uptake kineiics were studied in cultured skin fibroblasts from 9 patients with Friedreich's Ataxia and 8 controls. No significant difference was observed. The data support the presence of normal ß-amino acid carrier protein in Friedreich's Ataxia cell membrane.

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Copyright © Canadian Neurological Sciences Federation 1979

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