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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1998-6-10
pubmed:abstractText
Metachromatic leukodystrophy (MLD) is an autosomal recessive storage disease caused by deficiency of the lysosomal enzyme, arylsulfatase A. Two common mutations causing MLD have been characterized and correlations between phenotype and genotype have been established. A third common mutation, T799G, has also been identified in European MLD patients, and is associated with the late-onset forms of the disease. We report the molecular analysis of two Italian MLD patients, with juvenile and adult onset of the disease, respectively, who carried the T799G mutation in compound heterozygosity with different null mutations. A novel rapid mutation detection method is demonstrated for patient screening. One patient has a novel mutation, a T553C [corrected] transition that results in the substitution of Pro for Leu at codon 135, and produces no enzymatic activity in transfection experiments.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0340-6717
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
102
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
459-63
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1998
pubmed:articleTitle
Molecular genetic characterization of two metachromatic leukodystrophy patients who carry the T799G mutation and show different phenotypes; description of a novel null-type mutation.
pubmed:affiliation
Istituto di Biologia e Genetica, Università di Verona, Italy. macarena@borgoroma.univr.it
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't