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Identification of a Novel Hexb Mutation in an Iranian Family With Suspected Patient to Gm2-Gangliosidoses Publisher



Mansourimovahed F1 ; Akhoundi F1 ; Nikpour P2, 3 ; Garshasbi M4 ; Emadibaygi M1, 5
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Source: Clinical Case Reports Published:2020


Abstract

Sandhoff disease is one of the GM2-gangliosidoses which is caused by a mutation in the HEXB preventing the breakdown of GM2-ganglioside. We report a novel HEXB variant in a family with a history of a dead girl with Sandhoff disease which was not found in controls. © 2020 The Authors. Clinical Case Reports published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd