Arylsulfatase A pseudodeficiency incidence in Turkey.

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Arylsulfatase A pseudodeficiency incidence in Turkey.

The Turkish journal of pediatrics - 1 Jan 2000

Emre S, Topçu M, Terzioğlu M, Renda Y

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Pseudodeficiency (Pd) in arylsulfatase A (ASA) is a relatively frequent condition in healthy individuals. It produces a reduction in enzyme activity similar to that found in metachromatic leukodystrophy (MLD). A variable incidence of the Pd allele was found in different populations; it was 10-20 times higher than that of metachromatic leukodystrophy. Twelve of the 52 unrelated, healthy individuals were found to...

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Adult
Age Factors
Cerebroside-Sulfatase
Child
Gene Frequency
Genotype
Humans
Leukodystrophy, Metachromatic
Mutation
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Turkey

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PMID: 10936976

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