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Molecular defects in Sanfilippo syndrome type A.
Human molecular genetics - 1 May 1997
Blanch L, Weber B, Guo X H, Scott H S, Hopwood J J
Abstract excerpt
Sanfilippo A syndrome (mucopolysaccharidosis type IIIA, MPS-IIIA) is an autosomal recessive neurodegenerative disorder due to an enzymatic defect of the lysosomal enzyme sulphamidase (EC 3.10.1.1) required for the degradation of heparan sulphate. In this study, molecular defects in the sulphamidase gene of MPS-IIIA patients were investigated in a group of 10 patients of Australian and American origin. The entire...
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