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A 38.8 kb deletion mutation of the iduronate-2-sulfatase gene in a patient with Hunter syndrome.
Journal of the Formosan Medical Association = Taiwan yi zhi - 1 Apr 2005
Chou Yen-Yin, Chao Sheau-Chiou, Kuo Pao-Lin, Lin Shio-Jean
Abstract excerpt
Mucopolysaccharidosis type II (Hunter syndrome) is an X-linked lysosomal storage disorder. A novel gross deletion in the iduronate-2-sulfatase (IDS) gene was found in a 6-year-old boy with Hunter syndrome. The phenotype of the patient was severe, including joint stiffness, kyphosis, hepatomegaly, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, moderate mental retardation, and bilateral hearing loss. The 38.8 kb gross deletion...
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