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Rapid and accurate G M1-gangliosidosis diagnosis using a parentage testing microsatellite.
Molecular and cellular probes - 1 Aug 2008
Kreutzer Robert, Kreutzer Mihaela, Leeb Tosso, Baumgärtner Wolfgang
Abstract excerpt
The G M1-gangliosidosis is an autosomal recessive lysosomal storage disease caused by structural defects of the beta-galactosidase gene (GLB1) which lead to a severe phenotypical impairment in homozygous individuals, whereas heterozygous carriers remain clinically normal. Currently employed DNA parentage tests include the analysis of microsatellites, which also have a diagnostic predictive value. The aim of this...
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