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Identification of 14 novel GLB1 mutations, including five deletions, in 19 patients with GM1 gangliosidosis from South America.
Clinical genetics - 1 Mar 2007
Santamaria R, Blanco M, Chabás A, Grinberg D, Vilageliu L
Abstract excerpt
GM1 gangliosidosis is a lysosomal storage disorder caused by the absence or reduction of lysosomal beta-galactosidase activity because of mutations in the GLB1 gene. Three major clinical forms have been established: type I (infantile), type II (late infantile/juvenile) and type III (adult). A mutational analysis was performed in 19 patients with GM1 gangliosidosis from South America, mainly from Argentina. Two of...
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