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Clinical and serial MRI findings of a sialidosis type I patient with a novel missense mutation in the NEU1 gene.
Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan) - 1 Jan 2013
Sekijima Yoshiki, Nakamura Katsuya, Kishida Dai, Narita Aya, Adachi Kaori, Ohno Kosaku, Nanba Eiji, Ikeda Shu-Ichi
Abstract excerpt
The case of a Japanese sialidosis type I patient with a novel NEU1 gene mutation is described. The patient developed an unsteady gait at age 14 and was referred to our hospital at age 16. On admission, subnormal intelligence, dysarthria, myoclonus, intentional tremors, limb and gait ataxia, hyperreflexia and macular cherry-red spots were observed. An enzymological analysis revealed a primary deficiency of...
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