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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1975-11-8
pubmed:abstractText
The urinary excretion of uronic acid and the electrophoretic composition of urinary glucosaminoglycans were studied in 10 members of a family, of which 3 had progressive familial myoclonus epilepsy. This seems to be the first detailed investigation of the excretion of urinary glucosaminoglycans in patients suffering from this neurologic disease. The uronic acid excretion was found to be increased in the affected family members exclusively, whereas the excretion of the unaffected members were found within the normal limits characterized in this investigation. The urinary glucosaminoglycans could be separated into 5 fractions by electrophoresis. One or two of these fractions were increased in the urines of the three affected family members, the clinically most affected member showing the most abnormal electrophoretic results. An abnormal electrophoretic distribution of fractions was also found in the urines of 5 other members, clinically not affected. Only the maternal part of the family (mother and maternal grandmother) was shown to have a normal electrophoretic distribution of urinary glucosaminoglycans. The implication of these electrophoretic differences in the paternal and maternal family on the conditions for the development of the disease is discussed. The two fractions in question (designated fraction-0.65 and fraction-0.71) have until now been regarded as glycoproteins, but the present results show that they are true glucosaminoglycans (acid mucopolysaccharides), probably of low sulphate content.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0001-6314
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
52
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
216-30
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-8-16
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1975
pubmed:articleTitle
The excretion patterns of urinary glucosaminoglycans in a family with progressive familial myoclonus epilepsy.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article