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Mutation analysis of an Ashkenazi Jewish family with Gaucher disease in three successive generations.
American journal of medical genetics - 1 Aug 1990
Kolodny E H, Firon N, Eyal N, Horowitz M
Abstract excerpt
Seven members of an Ashkenazi Jewish family with Gaucher disease in 3 successive generations were tested for the presence of the 2 common mutations known to occur in the glucocerebrosidase gene. Genomic DNA from blood or skin fibroblasts of relatives was amplified by using the PCR technique and individual mutations identified by oligonucleotides specific to the mutated sequences. Four individuals were homozygous...
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