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Genetic analysis of mucopolysaccharidosis type VI in Taiwanese patients.
Clinica chimica acta; international journal of clinical chemistry - 1 Aug 2008
Lin Wei-De, Lin Shuan-Pei, Wang Chung-Hsing, Hwu Wuh-Liang, Chuang Chih-Kuang, Lin Shio-Jean, Tsai Yushin, Chen Chih-Ping, Tsai Fuu-Jen
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BACKGROUND: Mucopolysaccharidosis type VI (MPS VI; Maroteaux-Lamy syndrome) is an autosomal recessive lysosomal storage disease induced by a deficiency of the enzyme N-acetylgalactosamine-4-sulfatase (arylsulfatase B, ARSB). The deficiency of ARSB leads to an accumulation of dermatan sulfate (DS)...
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