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alpha-L-iduronidase premature stop codons and potential read-through in mucopolysaccharidosis type I patients.
Journal of molecular biology - 30 Apr 2004
Hein Leanne K, Bawden Michael, Muller Vivienne J, Sillence David, Hopwood John J, Brooks Doug A
Abstract excerpt
alpha-L-Iduronidase is a glycosyl hydrolase involved in the sequential degradation of the glycosaminoglycans heparan sulphate and dermatan sulphate. A deficiency in alpha-L-iduronidase results in the lysosomal accumulation and urinary secretion of partially degraded glycosaminoglycans and is the cause of the lysosomal storage disorder mucopolysaccharidosis type I (MPS I; Hurler and Scheie syndromes; McKusick...
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