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Sisters with alpha-mannosidosis and systemic lupus erythematosus.
European journal of pediatrics - 1 Apr 2004
Urushihara Maki, Kagami Shoji, Yasutomo Koji, Ito Michinori, Kondo Shuji, Kitamura Akiko, Malm Dag, Klenow Helle, Nilssen Oivind, Kuroda Yasuhiro
Abstract excerpt
UNLABELLED: Alpha-mannosidosis is an autosomal recessive disorder caused by deficiency of lysosomal alpha-mannosidase (LAMAN). Here, we report two sisters with alpha-mannosidosis who developed systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). The sisters were both homozygous for a one bp deletion within the LAMAN gene resulting in a truncated gene product. The coincidence of alpha-mannosidosis and SLE are discussed with regard...
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