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Sexual behaviour in a murine model of mucopolysaccharidosis type I (MPS I).
PloS one - 1 Jan 2019
Barbosa Mendes Ana, do Nascimento Cinthia Castro, D'Almeida Vânia
Abstract excerpt
Mucopolysaccharidosis Type I (MPS I) is a rare genetic lysosomal storage disease caused by a mutation of IDUA gene. IDUA codes for α-L-iduronidase (IDUA), a lysosomal hydrolase that degrades glycosaminoglycans (GAGs): heparan sulphate and dermatan sulphate. GAGs are structural and signalling molecules that have a crucial role in controlling a variety of cell functions and their interaction with the extracellular...
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