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Enzyme replacement therapy results in substantial improvements in early clinical phenotype in a mouse model of globoid cell leukodystrophy.
FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology - 1 Sept 2005
Lee Wing C, Courtenay Andrew, Troendle Frederick J, Stallings-Mann Melody L, Dickey Chad A, DeLucia Michael W, Dickson Dennis W, Eckman Christopher B
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Globoid cell leukodystrophy (GLD) or Krabbe disease is a devastating, degenerative neurological disorder caused by mutations in the galactosylceramidase (GALC) gene that severely affect enzyme activity. Currently, treatment options for this disorder are very limited. Enzyme replacement therapy (ERT) has been shown to be effective in lysosomal storage disorders with predominantly peripheral manifestations such as...
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