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A new polymorphism of arylsulfatase A within the coding region.
Human genetics - 1 Sept 1996
Berger J, Gmach M, Faé I, Molzer B, Bernheimer H
Abstract excerpt
A 10-year-old boy with juvenile metachromatic leukodystrophy (MLD) presented with the 459 + 1G-->A arylsulfatase A (ASA) mutation on one allele. To detect his complete genotype, the other ASA allele was sequenced and a T-to-C transition at nucleotide 376 in exon 2 was identified. This missense mutation results in a substitution of leucine 76 by proline. Of 20 MLD unrelated controls, 18 carried the L/P76 mutation...
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