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Genetics and Therapies for GM2 Gangliosidosis.
Current gene therapy - 1 Jan 2018
Cachon-Gonzalez Maria Begona, Zaccariotto Eva, Cox Timothy Martin
Abstract excerpt
Tay-Sachs disease, caused by impaired β-N-acetylhexosaminidase activity, was the first GM2 gangliosidosis to be studied and one of the most severe and earliest lysosomal diseases to be described. The condition, associated with the pathological build-up of GM2 ganglioside, has acquired almost iconic status and serves as a paradigm in the study of lysosomal storage diseases. Inherited as a classical autosomal...
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