passages.id: split_9_validation_858_passage
passages.type: progene_text
passages.text: To define the molecular basis of the P(k) phenotype we analyzed the full coding region of a candidate gene reported in 1998 as a member of the 3-beta-galactosyltransferase family but later shown to possess UDP-N-acetylgalactosamine : globotriaosylceramide 3-beta-N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferase or globoside synthase activity .