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[Congenital disorder of glycosylation type Ia (CDG Ia) - underdiagnosed entity?].
Duodecim; laaketieteellinen aikakauskirja - 1 Jan 2016
Sätilä Heli, Kuusela Anna-Leena, Pietilä Kati, Niinikoski Harri, Keskinen Päivi
Abstract excerpt
Congenital disorders of glycosylation (CDG) are a relatively recently identified group of multisystem disorders caused by defective glycosylation of N-glycosylated proteins. They mainly involve the central and peripheral nervous system, but other organ systems are involved as well. Type CDG Ia accounts for over 80% of cases, characterized by decreased activity of the enzyme phosphomannomutase caused by mutations...
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