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Untypically mild phenotype of a patient suffering from Sanfilippo syndrome B with the c.638C>T/c.889C>T (p.Pro213Leu/p.Arg297Ter) mutations in the NAGLU gene.
Molecular genetics & genomic medicine - 1 Sept 2020
Pierzynowska Karolina, Mański Arkadiusz, Limanówka Monika, Wierzba Jolanta, Gaffke Lidia, Anikiej Paulina, Węgrzyn Grzegorz
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BACKGROUND: Sanfilippo syndrome B (or mucopolysaccharidosis type IIIB [MPS IIIB]) is a severe inherited metabolic disorder caused by mutations in the NAGLU gene, encoding α-N-acetylglucosaminidase. Dysfunction of this enzyme results in impaired degradation of heparan sulfate, one of glycosaminoglycans, and accumulation of this complex carbohydrate in lysosomes. Severe symptoms occurring in this disease are...
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