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Molecular basis of mucopolysaccharidosis type IIIB in emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae): an avian model of Sanfilippo syndrome type B.
Genomics - 15 Jun 2001
Aronovich E L, Johnston J M, Wang P, Giger U, Whitley C B
Abstract excerpt
Sanfilippo syndrome type B, or mucopolysaccharidosis (MPS) IIIB, is an autosomal recessive disease caused by a deficiency of lysosomal alpha-N-acetylglucosaminidase (NAGLU). In Dromaius novaehollandiae (emu), a progressive neurologic disease was recently discovered, which was characterized by NAGLU deficiency and heparan sulfate accumulation. To define the molecular basis, the sequences of the normal emu NAGLU...
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