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Differences in origin of the 1448C mutation in patients with Gaucher disease.
Acta paediatrica Japonica : Overseas edition - 1 Aug 1997
Iwasawa K, Ida H, Eto Y
Abstract excerpt
Gaucher disease (GD) can be caused by any of over 50 mutations of the gene of glucocerebrosidase (D-glucosyl acylsphingosine glucohydrolase; EC 3.2.1.45). The 1448T to C mutation is found among all ethnic groups. In Ashkenazi Jews, the patients who are homozygous for the 1448C mutation are associated with the neuropathic form of the disease, but this is not the case in Japanese patients. This present study was...
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