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A novel loss-of-function mutation in the GNS gene causes Sanfilippo syndrome type D.
Genetic counseling (Geneva, Switzerland) - 1 Jan 2009
Elçioglu N H, Pawlik B, Colak B, Beck M, Wollnik B
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UNLABELLED: A novel loss-of-function mutation in the GNS gene causes Sanfilippo syndrome type D: Mucopolysaccharidosis type IIID (MIM 252940) is the least common form of the four subtypes of Sanfilippo syndrome. It is an autosomal recessive lysosomal disorder caused by a deficiency of the N-acetylglucosamine-6-sulphatase (GlcNAc-6S sulphatase, GNS), a hydrolase, which is one of the enzymes involved in heparan...
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