Article
Three novel mutant arylsulfatase A alleles causing metachromatic leukodystrophy.
Neurochemical research - 1 May 2004
Yaghootfam Afshin, Baumann Nicole, Schwarz Andreas, Gieselmann Volkmar
Abstract excerpt
Metachromatic leukodystrophy is a lysosomal storage disorder caused by the deficiency of arylsulfatase A. This leads to the accumulation of 3-O-sulfogalactosylceramide, which results in severe demyelination. Here we describe a novel non-sense mutation W124ter and two disease-causing missense mutations E382Q and C500F in arylsulfatase A gene. Another so far unknown allele harbors three sequence alterations: two...
Topics
- Alleles
- Animals
- Blotting, Northern
- Cell Line
- Cerebroside-Sulfatase
- Cricetinae
- Leukodystrophy, Metachromatic
- Mutagenesis, Site-Directed
- Polymorphism, Genetic
- Precipitin Tests
- Sulfoglycosphingolipids
