Hunter syndrome among Jews in Israel.

doi:10.1016/0753-3322(94)90055-8

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Hunter syndrome among Jews in Israel.

Biomedicine & pharmacotherapy = Biomedecine & pharmacotherapie - 1 Jan 1994

Ben-Simon-Schiff E, Zlotogora J, Abeliovich D, Zeigler M, Bach G

Abstract excerpt

Hunter syndrome (mucopolysaccharidosis II) is an X-linked lysosomal storage disorder caused by the deficiency of iduronate sulfatase (IDS), the gene of which is located at Xq28. A relatively high frequency of Hunter disease among Ashkenazi and Moroccan Jews in Israel was observed. Genetic analysi...

Topics

Female
Haplotypes
Humans
Israel
Jews
Morocco
Mucopolysaccharidosis II
Mutation
Pregnancy
Prenatal Diagnosis

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