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A new gene-pseudogene fusion allele due to a recombination in intron 2 of the glucocerebrosidase gene causes Gaucher disease.
Blood cells, molecules & diseases - 1 Oct 2000
Cormand B, Díaz A, Grinberg D, Chabás A, Vilageliu L
Abstract excerpt
Gaucher disease is the most prevalent sphingolipid storage disorder in humans caused by a recessively inherited deficiency of the enzyme glucocerebrosidase. More than 100 mutations have been described in the glucocerebrosidase gene causing Gaucher disease. Some of them are complex alleles with several mutations due to recombination events between the gene and its highly homologous pseudogene. The generation of...
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