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Sialidosis type I presenting with a novel mutation and advanced neuroimaging features.
Neurosciences (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia) - 1 Jan 2018
Gultekin Murat, Bayramov Ruslan, Karaca Cagatay, Acer Niyazi
Abstract excerpt
Sialidosis is a rare lysosomal storage disease caused by neuraminidase gene (NEU1) mutation and a deficiency of the enzyme neuraminidase. The aim of this study was to examine the sialidosis type 1 brain using volumetric magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), diffusion tensor imaging and functional MRI in comparison to 3 controls. The patients gene analysis identified compound heterozygous mutation in the NEU1 that is...
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