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Identification of a distinct mutation spectrum in the SMPD1 gene of Chinese patients with acid sphingomyelinase-deficient Niemann-Pick disease.
Orphanet journal of rare diseases - 28 Jan 2013
Zhang Huiwen, Wang Yu, Gong Zhuwen, Li Xiaoyan, Qiu Wenjuan, Han Lianshu, Ye Jun, Gu Xuefan
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Clinical observations and molecular analysis of the SMPD1 gene in Chinese patients with acid sphingomyelinase deficiency Niemann-Pick disease (NPD) are scarce. METHODS: A cohort of 27 Chinese patients diagnosed with acid sphingomyelinase deficiency, within the past five years, were collected and investigated for genotype, phenotype, and their correlations. RESULTS: The majority of our patients (25/27)...
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