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Intrauterine onset of acute neuropathic type 2 Gaucher disease: identification of a novel insertion sequence.
American journal of medical genetics. Part A - 15 Jul 2004
Felderhoff-Mueser Ursula, Uhl Johannes, Penzel Roland, Van Landeghem Frank, Vogel Martin, Obladen Michael, Kopitz Jürgen
Abstract excerpt
A subset of patients with type 2 Gaucher disease is characterized by intrauterine onset of rapidly progressive neuropathic disease, arthrogryposis, hydrops fetalis and in some cases restrictive dermopathy. beta-Glucocerebrosidase (beta-glucosidase) activity is usually low or undetectable. In most...
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