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Novel insertion mutation in a non-Jewish Caucasian type 1 Gaucher disease patient.
American journal of medical genetics - 20 Jan 1997
Choy F Y, Humphries M L, Ferreira P
Abstract excerpt
Gaucher disease is the most prevalent lysosomal storage disorder. It is autosomalrecessive, resulting in lysosomal glucocerebrosidase deficiency. Three clinical forms of Gaucher disease have been described: type 1 (nonneuronopathic), type 2 (acute neuronopathic), and type 3 (subacute neuronopathic). We performed PCR-thermal cycle sequence analysis of glucocerebrosidase genomic DNA and identified a novel mutation...
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