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Mutations in acid beta-galactosidase cause GM1-gangliosidosis in American patients.
American journal of human genetics - 1 Oct 1993
Boustany R M, Qian W H, Suzuki K
Abstract excerpt
We describe four new mutations in the beta-galactosidase gene. These are the first mutations causing infantile and juvenile GM1-gangliosidosis to be described in American patients. Cell lines from two patients with juvenile and from six patients with infantile GM1-gangliosidosis were analyzed. Northern blot analysis showed the acid beta-galactosidase message to be of normal size and quantity in two juvenile and...
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