Importance of the glycosylation and polyadenylation variants in metachromatic leukodystrophy pseudodeficiency phenotype

Human Molecular Genetics

Volumn 7, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 1215-1219

  Harvey, John S ^a   Carey, William F ^a   Morris, C Phillip ^b  

^a WOMEN S AND CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEREBROSIDE SULFATASE; MESSENGER RNA;

ALLELE; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GLYCOSYLATION; HOMOZYGOSITY; LYSOSOME; METACHROMATIC LEUKODYSTROPHY; POLYADENYLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031827376     PISSN: 09646906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hmg/7.8.1215     Document Type: Article

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