Article
Identification of molecular defects in Italian Sanfilippo A patients including 13 novel mutations.
Human mutation - 1 Jan 1998
Di Natale P, Balzano N, Esposito S, Villani G R
Abstract excerpt
Sanfilippo syndrome type A or mucopolysaccharidosis IIIA (MPS IIIA) is a lysosomal storage disorder caused by the deficiency of the enzyme heparin sulfamidase (EC 3.10.1.1), required for the degradation of the mucopolysaccharide heparan sulfate. Patients develop central nervous system degeneratio...
Topics
- Alleles
- Base Sequence
- DNA
- DNA Mutational Analysis
- DNA Primers
- DNA Restriction Enzymes
- Founder Effect
- Genotype
- Humans
- Hydrolases
- Italy
- Mucopolysaccharidosis III
- Mutation
