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Mucolipidosis type IV.
Molecular genetics and metabolism - 1 Jul 2001
Bach G
Abstract excerpt
Mucolipidosis type IV (MLIV) is a neurodegenerative lysosomal storage disorder characterized by psychomotor retardation and ophthalmological abnormalities, including corneal opacities, retinal degeneration, and strabismus. Severely affected as well as milder patients have been described. Over 80% of the MLIV patients are Ashkenazi Jews; the estimated heterozygote frequency in this population is 1/100. The disease...
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