Acatalasia

Known as: Acatalasemia, CATALASE DEFICIENCY, Takahara's Disease 
A rare autosomal recessive disorder resulting from the absence of CATALASE activity. Though usually asymptomatic, a syndrome of oral ulcerations and… (More)
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Acatalasemia Japanese typeHypocatalasemia
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2010
2010
Sensitization to alloxan-induced diabetes and pancreatic cell apoptosis in acatalasemic mice.
Human acatalasemia may be a risk factor for the development of diabetes mellitus. However, the mechanism by which diabetes is… (More)
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2005
2005
Catalase deficiency renders remnant kidneys more susceptible to oxidant tissue injury and renal fibrosis in mice.
BACKGROUND Catalase is one of the important antioxidant enzymes regulating the levels of intracellular hydrogen peroxide and… (More)
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2004
2004
Lack of peroxisomal catalase causes a progeric phenotype in Caenorhabditis elegans.
Studies using the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans as a model system to investigate the aging process have implicated the insulin… (More)
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2004
2004
Acatalasemia sensitizes renal tubular epithelial cells to apoptosis and exacerbates renal fibrosis after unilateral ureteral obstruction.
Tissue homeostasis is determined by the balance between oxidants and antioxidants. Catalase is an important antioxidant enzyme… (More)
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Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Hereditary catalase deficiencies and increased risk of diabetes
Partial or near-total lack of erythrocyte catalase activity is a rare condition, generally thought to be benign. However, little… (More)
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1980
1980
Protection of human neutrophils by endogenous catalase: studies with cells from catalase-deficient individuals.
To investigate the importance of catalase as a protecting enzyme against oxidative damage in phagocytic leukocytes, we have… (More)
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1979
1979
Acatalasia in two Peruvian siblings.
The oral findings in two Peruvian brothers, 10- and 11-years-old, with acatalasia are presented. Gingival necrosis and severe… (More)
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1976
1976
Properties of erythrocyte catalase from homozygotes and heterozygotes for Swiss-type acatalasemia
The unstable catalase variant found in the blood of individuals homozygous for Swiss-type acatalasemia and the enzyme species… (More)
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Highly Cited
1962
Highly Cited
1962
The normal human female as a mosaic of X-chromosome activity: studies using the gene for C-6-PD-deficiency as a marker.
The question why human females do not synthesize twice as much of those enzymes controlled by a locus on the X-chromosome as do… (More)
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Highly Cited
1960
Highly Cited
1960
Hypocatalasemia: a new genetic carrier state.
Acatalasemia, a rare congenital abnormality characterized by an apparent lack of the enzyme catalase, was first discovered by… (More)
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