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Identification of Small Molecule Compounds for Pharmacological Chaperone Therapy of Aspartylglucosaminuria.
Scientific reports - 23 Nov 2016
Banning Antje, Gülec Christina, Rouvinen Juha, Gray Steven J, Tikkanen Ritva
Abstract excerpt
Aspartylglucosaminuria (AGU) is a lysosomal storage disorder that is caused by genetic deficiency of the enzyme aspartylglucosaminidase (AGA) which is involved in glycoprotein degradation. AGU is a progressive disorder that results in severe mental retardation in early adulthood. No curative therapy is currently available for AGU. We have here characterized the consequences of a novel AGU mutation that results in...
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