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Paternal uniparental isodisomy of chromosome 22 in a patient with metachromatic leukodystrophy.
Journal of human genetics - 1 Oct 2012
Niida Yo, Kuroda Mondo, Mitani Yusuke, Yokoi Ayano, Ozaki Mamoru
Abstract excerpt
Metachromatic leukodystrophy (MLD) is an autosomal recessive lysosomal storage disease caused by deficiency of the enzyme arylsulfatase A encoded by the ARSA gene located on 22q13.33. Typically, in autosomal recessive disease, a patient inherits two mutations from both parents who are heterozygou...
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