Article
Identification of 12 novel mutations and two new polymorphisms in the arylsulfatase A gene: haplotype and genotype-phenotype correlation studies in Spanish metachromatic leukodystrophy patients.
Human mutation - 1 Jan 1999
Gort L, Coll M J, Chabás A
Abstract excerpt
Arylsulfatase A (ARSA) deficiency is the main cause of metachromatic leukodystrophy (MLD), a lysosomal disorder with no specific treatment. In view of the importance of genetic counseling, analyses of mutations and polymorphisms, including the ARSA pseudodeficiency allele, were carried out in 18 unrelated Spanish MLD patients. A systematic search allowed us to identify 100% of the alleles involving 17 different...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Age of Onset
- Alleles
- Cells, Cultured
- Cerebroside-Sulfatase
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Chromosome Mapping
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 22
- DNA Mutational Analysis
