Peroxisomal disorders are a group of rare genetic conditions that arise from defects in peroxisomes, which are small organelles within cells responsible for various metabolic processes ...
The degradation of leukotrienes (LT) by β-oxidation from the ω-end proceeds in liver peroxisomes (J. Biol. Chem. 266:24763-72, 1991). Peroxisomal LT degradation was studied in man by analyses of ...
Dr. Michael Wangler, a physician-scientist and pediatrician, studies Mendelian diseases using genomics and functional studies in Drosophila. Research interests are Pediatric genetics and Peroxisomal ...