Article
Gaucher disease: expression and characterization of mild and severe acid beta-glucosidase mutations in Portuguese type 1 patients.
European journal of human genetics : EJHG - 1 Feb 2000
Amaral O, Marcão A, Sá Miranda M, Desnick R J, Grace M E
Abstract excerpt
Type 1 Gaucher disease (GD), the most prevalent lysosomal storage disease, results from the deficient activity of acid beta-glucosidase. Molecular analysis of 12 unrelated Portuguese patients with type 1 GD identified three novel acid beta-glucosidase mutations (F109V, W184R and R395P), as well as three previously reported, but uncharacterized, lesions (R359Q, G377S and N396T). The type 1 probands were either...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
