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A novel mutation of IDS gene in a Chinese patient with mucopolysaccharidosis II by next-generation sequencing.
Clinica chimica acta; international journal of clinical chemistry - 20 Nov 2011
Wei Xiaoming, Jin Fan, Ye Yinghui, Xu Chenming, Qu Ning, Ju Xiangchun, Yi Xin
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Mucopolysaccharidosis (MPS) is induced by the absence or malfunctioning of lysosomal enzymes. MPS I and MPS II are similar in phenotypes but they are different in genotypes, which are caused by the deficiencies of alpha-L-iduronidase gene (IDUA) and iduronate 2-sulfatase gene (IDS) respectively. In this work, a 5-year-old Chinese young male with manifestations of MPS in a family with unaffected...
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