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Sanfilippo syndrome type D: identification of the first mutation in the N-acetylglucosamine-6-sulphatase gene.
Journal of medical genetics - 1 Mar 2003
Beesley C E, Burke D, Jackson M, Vellodi A, Winchester B G, Young E P
Abstract excerpt
Mucopolysaccharidosis type IIID is the least common of the four subtypes of Sanfilippo syndrome. It is caused by a deficiency of N-acetylglucosamine-6-sulphatase, which is one of the enzymes involved in the catabolism of heparan sulphate. We present the clinical, biochemical, and, for the first time, the molecular diagnosis of a patient with Sanfilippo D disease. The patient was found to be homozygous for a...
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