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Preimplantation genetic diagnosis of Morquio disease.
Prenatal diagnosis - 1 Oct 2008
Qubbaj Wafa, Al-Aqeel Aida I, Al-Hassnan Zuhair, Al-Duraihim Adel, Awartani Khalid, Al-Rejjal Rafat, Coskun Serdar
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OBJECTIVES: Morquio syndrome is an autosomal recessive disease and mutations in the N-acetylgalactosamine 6-sulfate sulfatase (GALNS) gene cause Morquio type A disease. Preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD), an early form of prenatal diagnosis for couples at risk of transmitting inherited disea...
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