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Clinical and molecular genetic study of infantile-onset Pompe disease in Chinese patients: identification of 6 novel mutations.
Gene - 1 Feb 2014
Fu Lijun, Qiu Wenjuan, Yu Yongguo, Guo Ying, Zhao Pengjun, Zhang Xu, Liu Chunxiao, Li Fen, Huang Huimin, Huang Meirong, Chen Shubao
Abstract excerpt
Pompe disease is an autosomal recessive disorder and is caused by a deficiency in acid alpha-glucosidase (GAA). A broad range of studies have been performed on Pompe patients from different countries. However, the clinical course and molecular basis of the disease in Mainland China have not been well defined. In the present study, we examined a total of 18 Chinese children with infantile-onset Pompe disease to...
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