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An Alu-mediated rearrangement as cause of exon skipping in Hunter disease.
Human genetics - 1 Apr 2003
Ricci Verena, Regis Stefano, Di Duca Marco, Filocamo Mirella
Abstract excerpt
Hunter syndrome (Mucopolysaccharidosis type II), a rare X-linked lysosomal storage disorder, results from deleterious mutations in the iduronate-2-sulfatase ( IDS) gene located on Xq27.3-q28. Partial or complete deletions and large rearrangements have been extensively reported in the IDS gene as the basis of Hunter disease. The present report, however, is the first report on a Hunter patient in which Alu-mediated...
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