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Mucopolysaccharidosis type VI: Report of two Taiwanese patients and identification of one novel mutation.
Journal of the Formosan Medical Association = Taiwan yi zhi - 1 Dec 2001
Yang C F, Wu J Y, Lin S P, Tsai F J
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Mucopolysaccharidosis type VI (MPS VI) is an autosomal recessive lysosomal storage disease caused by a deficiency of N-acetylgalactosamine-4-sulphatase (arylsulfatase B, ASB). We report the clinical investigation and mutation analysis of two Taiwanese patients with severe (Case 1) and intermediate (Case 2) phenotypes of MPS VI. Three missense mutations and one polymorphism were identified. Case 1 was found to...
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