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Fucosidosis in Tunisian patients: mutational analysis and homology-based modeling of FUCA1 enzyme.
BMC medical genomics - 23 Aug 2021
Chkioua Latifa, Amri Yessine, Chaima Sahli, Fenni Ferdawes, Boudabous Hela, Ben Turkia Hadhami, Messaoud Taieb, Tebib Neji, Laradi Sandrine
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BACKGROUND: Fucosidosis is an autosomal recessive lysosomal storage disease caused by defective alpha-L-fucosidase (FUCA1) activity, leading to the accumulation of fucose-containing glycolipids and glycoproteins in various tissues. Clinical features include angiokeratoma, progressive psychomotor retardation, neurologic signs, coarse facial features, and dysostosis multiplex. METHODS: All exons and flanking intron...
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