Gaucher's disease in the United Kingdom: screening non-Jewish patients for the two common mutations.
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- 1 April 1993
- journal article
- research article
- Published by BMJ in Journal of Medical Genetics
- Vol. 30 (4) , 280-283
- https://doi.org/10.1136/jmg.30.4.280
Abstract
Twenty-six patients with Gaucher's disease diagnosed in the United Kingdom and two obligate carriers, all of non-Jewish origin, were screened for the two common disease causing mutations and two rarer mutations in the glucocerebrosidase gene. These mutations are referred to as N370S, L444P, Ins84G, and 1066 + 1G-->A, respectively. The results showed that out of 54 alleles screened, 26% were N370S, 35% were L444P, and the remaining 39% were rare or undefined. The results also showed a clear correlation between the presence of at least one N370S allele and mild disease.Keywords
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