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Symbol H6PD contributors: mct/pgu - updated : 22-09-2010
HGNC name hexose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (glucose 1-dehydrogenase)
HGNC id 4795
ANIMAL & CELL MODELS
  • H6PD null mice suffer a progressive skeletal myopathy
  • H6PD null mice indeed show signs of glucocorticoid deficiency, but also suffer from a skeletal myopathy mainly affecting fast twitch muscles, in which the unfolded protein response (UPR) is activated