Alterations in GLB1, the gene coding for acid b-D-galactosidase (b-Gal), can result in GM1 gangliosidosis (GM1), a neurodegenerative disorder, or in Morquio B disease (MBD), a phenotype with dysostosis multiplex and normal central nervous system (CNS) function. While most MBD patients carry a common
A β-galactosidase gene mutation identified in both Morquio B disease and infantile GM1gangliosidosis
✍ Scribed by Y. Suzuki; A. Oshima
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1993
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 70 KB
- Volume
- 91
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0340-6717
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