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[Analysis of GALNS gene mutation in thirty-eight Chinese patients with mucopolysaccharidosis type IVA].
Zhonghua er ke za zhi = Chinese journal of pediatrics - 1 Jun 2013
Ye Jun, Lei Hong-lin, Zhang Hui-wen, Qiu Wen-juan, Han Lian-shu, Wang Yu, Li Xiao-yan, Gu Xue-fan
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OBJECTIVE: Mucopolysaccharidosis (MPS) type IVA (MPS IVA) is an autosomal recessive lysosomal storage disease caused by deficiency of N-acetylgalactosamine-6-sulfate sulfatase (GALNS) needed to degrade glycosaminoglycanes (GAGs), accumulation of GAGs in the tissue resulting in disorder of function. So far, the small number of articles about clinical study of Chinese MPS IVA were published and only one paper about...
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