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Novel splice site IDUA gene mutation in Tunisian pedigrees with hurler syndrome.
Diagnostic pathology - 29 May 2018
Chkioua Latifa, Boudabous Hela, Jaballi Ibtissem, Grissa Oussama, Turkia Hadhami Ben, Tebib Neji, Laradi Sandrine
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BACKGROUND: The mucopolysaccharidosis type I (MPS I) is a lysosomal storage disease resulting from the defective activity of the enzyme α-L-iduronidase (IDUA). The disease has three major clinical subtypes (severe Hurler syndrome, intermediate Hurler-Scheie syndrome and attenuated Scheie syndrome). We aim to identify the genetic variants in MPS I patients and to investigate the effect of the novel splice site...
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