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Eight novel mutations in the HEXA gene.
Genetics in medicine : official journal of the American College of Medical Genetics - 1 Jan 2000
McGinniss Matthew J, Brown David H, Fulwiler Andrea, Marten Molly, Lim-Steele Joyce S T, Kaback Michael M
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PURPOSE: To characterize novel mutations in the HEXA gene (alpha-subunit beta-hexosaminidase A). METHODS: Subjects included participants in the California Tay-Sachs disease prevention program. DNA samples from 49 subjects (47 enzymatically defined carriers and 2 disease afflicted) who were negative for the four common disease-associated and the two pseudodeficient mutations, were subjected to single-strand...
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