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A case of Sandhoff disease caused by a novel β-hexosaminidase B (HEXB) mutation c.118delG (p.A40fs*24): A case report from China.
Medicine - 16 Jun 2023
Xie Hongyan, Lin Shuangzhu, Chen Yang, Wang Wanqi, Qi Yangfan, Li Jiayi, Chen Qiandui, Feng Xiaochun
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BACKGROUND: Sandhoff disease (SD, Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man: 268800) is an autosomal recessive lysosomal storage disorder caused by variants of the β-hexosaminidase B (HEXB) gene (Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man: 606873). The HEXB gene has been mapped to chromosome 5q13 and contains 14 exons. The symptoms of SD include progressive weakness, intellectual disability, visual and hearing impairment,...
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