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Science News for December 24, 2006


USC team reveals structure of APOBEC family protein

Researchers at USC have provided the first 3D view of a protein from an enzyme family that mutates genes to both help and hinder human health. The study sheds new light on the rare immune deficiency disease hyper-IgM immunodeficiency syndrome type 2 (HIGM-2).

SourceUniversity of Southern California·JournalNature·DateDec 24, 2006