Article
Sandhoff disease in Argentina: high frequency of a splice site mutation in the HEXB gene and correlation between enzyme and DNA-based tests for heterozygote detection.
Human genetics - 1 Sept 1994
Kleiman F E, de Kremer R D, de Ramirez A O, Gravel R A, Argaraña C E
Abstract excerpt
The level of beta-hexosaminidase activity in plasma and leukocytes and the frequency of three known HEXB mutations were studied in an Argentinean deme with high incidence of infantile Sandhoff disease. Two mutations were previously identified in one of two Sandhoff patients from the region, a spl...
Topics
- Argentina
- Clinical Enzyme Tests
- DNA Mutational Analysis
- Gene Frequency
- Genetic Carrier Screening
- Hexosaminidase B
- Humans
- Incidence
- Leukocytes
- Mutation
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- RNA Splicing
- Sandhoff Disease
- beta-N-Acetylhexosaminidases