ALAD

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ALAD

gene

Also known as: delta-aminolevulinate dehydratase

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lead poisoning
Susceptibility and treatment
…in a gene known as ALAD (delta-aminolevulinate dehydratase) results in the production of an enzyme called ALAD2, which has an abnormally high binding affinity for lead. Both the normal enzyme, known as ALAD1, and the variant enzyme function in heme biosynthesis and therefore play an underlying role in the formation…
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…in a gene known as ALAD (delta-aminolevulinate dehydratase) results in the production of an enzyme called ALAD2, which has an abnormally high binding affinity for lead. Both the normal enzyme, known as ALAD1, and the variant enzyme function in heme biosynthesis and therefore play an underlying role in the formation…
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