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Disruption of murine Hexa gene leads to enzymatic deficiency and to neuronal lysosomal storage, similar to that observed in Tay-Sachs disease.
Mammalian genome : official journal of the International Mammalian Genome Society - 1 Dec 1995
Cohen-Tannoudji M, Marchand P, Akli S, Sheardown S A, Puech J P, Kress C, Gressens P, Nassogne M C, Beccari T, Muggleton-Harris A L
Abstract excerpt
Tay-Sachs disease is an autosomal recessive lysosomal storage disease caused by beta-hexosaminidase A deficiency and leads to death in early childhood. The disease results from mutations in the HEXA gene, which codes for the alpha chain of beta-hexosaminidase. The castastrophic neurodegenerative...
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