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IDS gene-pseudogene exchange responsible for an intragenic deletion in a Hunter patient.
Human mutation - 1 Jan 1996
Birot A M, Bouton O, Froissart R, Maire I, Bozon D
Abstract excerpt
Hunter disease or mucopolysaccharidosis type II is an X-linked disease caused by the deficiency of the lysosomal enzyme iduronate-2-sulfatase (IDS). The IDS gene (24 kb) contains nine exons and has been completely sequenced. A pseudogene (IDS-2 locus) distal to the functional IDS gene has recently been identified. This work reports the characterization of IDS gene alterations in two severely affected patients....
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