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Prediction of the responsiveness to pharmacological chaperones: lysosomal human alpha-galactosidase, a case of study.
Orphanet journal of rare diseases - 7 Dec 2010
Andreotti Giuseppina, Guarracino Mario R, Cammisa Marco, Correra Antonella, Cubellis Maria Vittoria
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BACKGROUND: The pharmacological chaperones therapy is a promising approach to cure genetic diseases. It relies on substrate competitors used at sub-inhibitory concentration which can be administered orally, reach difficult tissues and have low cost. Clinical trials are currently carried out for Fabry disease, a lysosomal storage disorder caused by inherited genetic mutations of alpha-galactosidase. Regrettably,...
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