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Molecular basis of different forms of metachromatic leukodystrophy.
The New England journal of medicine - 3 Jan 1991
Polten A, Fluharty A L, Fluharty C B, Kappler J, von Figura K, Gieselmann V
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Metachromatic leukodystrophy is an autosomal recessive inherited lysosomal storage disorder caused by a deficiency of arylsulfatase A. Three forms of the disease can be distinguished according to severity and the age at onset: late infantile (1 to 2 years), juvenile (3 to 16), and adult (greater than 16). METHODS AND RESULTS: To understand the molecular basis of the different forms of the disease, we...
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