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Rare Variant of GM2 Gangliosidosis through Activator-Protein Deficiency.
Neuropediatrics - 1 Apr 2017
Brackmann Florian, Kehrer Christiane, Kustermann Wibke, Böhringer Judith, Krägeloh-Mann Ingeborg, Trollmann Regina
Abstract excerpt
GM2 gangliosidosis, AB variant, is a very rare form of GM2 gangliosidosis due to a deficiency of GM2 activator protein. We report on two patients with typical clinical features suggestive of GM2 gangliosidosis, but normal results for hexosaminidase A and hexosaminidase B as well as their corresponding genes. Genetic analysis of the gene encoding the activator protein, the GM2A gene, elucidated the cause of the...
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