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Molecular pathology of NEU1 gene in sialidosis.
Human mutation - 1 Nov 2003
Seyrantepe Volkan, Poupetova Helena, Froissart Roseline, Zabot Marie-Thérèse, Maire Irène, Pshezhetsky Alexey V
Abstract excerpt
Lysosomal sialidase (EC 3.2.1.18) has a dual physiological function; it participates in intralysosomal catabolism of sialylated glycoconjugates and is involved in cellular immune response. Mutations in the sialidase gene NEU1, located on chromosome 6p21.3, result in autosomal recessive disorder, sialidosis, which is characterized by the progressive lysosomal storage of sialylated glycopeptides and...
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