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Novel mutations in the SMPD1 gene in Jordanian children with Acid sphingomyelinase deficiency (Niemann-Pick types A and B).
Gene - 15 Jul 2020
Al-Eitan Laith, Alqa'qa' Kifah, Amayreh Wajdi, Aljamal Hanan, Khasawneh Rame, Al-Zoubi Batool, Okour Israa, Haddad Amany, Haddad Yazan, Haddad Hazem
Abstract excerpt
Acid sphingomyelinase (ASM) deficiency (ASMD) is a spectrum that includes Niemann-Pick disease (NPD) types A (NPD A) and B (NPD B). ASMD is characterized by intracellular accumulation of unesterified cholesterol and gangliosides within the endosomal-lysosomal system. It is caused by different mutations in SMPD1 gene that result in reduction or complete absence of acid sphingomyelinase activity in the cells....
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