TABLE 1 Molecular data on human G6PD (Scriver et al., 1995, pg.3371).

DNA

Size of gene (in kilobases) 18.5
Number of exons 13
Number of introns 12

mRNA

Size (in nucleotides) 2269

Protein

Number of amino acids 515
Molecular weight (in Daltons) 59,265
Subunits per molecule of active enzyme 2 or 4

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