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[Mucopolysaccharidosis type I: identification of alpha-L-iduronidase mutations in Tunisian families].
Archives de pediatrie : organe officiel de la Societe francaise de pediatrie - 1 Oct 2007
Chkioua L, Khedhiri S, Jaidane Z, Ferchichi S, Habib S, Froissart R, Bonnet V, Chaabouni M, Dandana A, Jrad T, Limem H, Maire I, Abdelhedi M, Laradi S
Abstract excerpt
UNLABELLED: Mucopolysaccharidosis type I (MPS I) is a lysosomal disease due to mutations in the gene encoding alpha-l-iduronidase (IDUA) leading to variable clinical phenotypes with progressive severe organomegaly, bone and neurological involvement in the most severe forms. The aim of our study was to propose in Tunisia a strategy of molecular and prenatal diagnosis of the MPS I. POPULATION AND METHODS: Our study...
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