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[Analysis of ARSA mutations in a Chinese family with metachromatic leukodystrophy].
Zhonghua yi xue yi chuan xue za zhi = Zhonghua yixue yichuanxue zazhi = Chinese journal of medical genetics - 1 Aug 2006
Wang Jing-min, Jiang Yu-wu, Shi Hui-ping, Zhang Wei-min, Pan Hong, Bao Xin-hua, Wu Ye, Qin Jiong, Wu Xi-ru
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To identify arylsulftase A gene (ARSA) mutations in a Chinese family with MLD. METHODS: There were two MLD patients in the investigated family. The proband, an 11-year-old girl, was well until the age of 5 years, when she began to experience difficult walking and mental regression. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of her brain showed widespread demyelination, nerve conduction velocity reduced, and ASA...
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