Three novel variants in the arylsulfatase A (ARSA) gene in patients with metachromatic leukodystrophy (MLD)

OBJECTIVE: To describe the genetic variants in the ARSA gene in Sri Lankan patients with metachromatic leukodystrophy (MLD). As the variant profile of MLD in the Sri Lankan population is currently unknown. RESULTS: Twenty patients from eighteen Sri Lankan families were screened for ARSA gene mutatio...

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Autores principales: Hettiarachchi, D., Dissanayake, V. H. W.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2019
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Research Note
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6836390/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31694723
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13104-019-4773-3
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Sumario:OBJECTIVE: To describe the genetic variants in the ARSA gene in Sri Lankan patients with metachromatic leukodystrophy (MLD). As the variant profile of MLD in the Sri Lankan population is currently unknown. RESULTS: Twenty patients from eighteen Sri Lankan families were screened for ARSA gene mutations. We found 13 different genetic variants of these three were novel. The three novel variants were p.Asp281Asn, p.Asp283Asn, p.Ala344Asp. Seven patients out of 20 were also positive for the pseudodeficiency (PD) allele c.1049A>G (p.Asn350Ser). This is the first report to describe the molecular genetic variants of Sri Lankan patients with MLD.

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