Biochemical and molecular characterization of mutant hexosaminidase A in a Turkish family

Sinici İ., Ozkara H., Topcu M., Ciliv G.

PEDIATRICS INTERNATIONAL, vol.45, no.1, pp.16-22, 2003 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 45 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2003
  • Doi Number: 10.1046/j.1442-200x.2003.01669.x
  • Journal Name: PEDIATRICS INTERNATIONAL
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.16-22
  • Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background : Tay-Sachs disease is a form of monosialoganglioside triaose (GM2) gangliosidosis that results from the mutations in the alpha-subunit gene of hexosaminidase A. In the B1 variant, the active site of the alpha-subunit of the enzyme is thought to be affected. In the present study, a patient who had previously been diagnosed as a B1 variant is further analyzed. The patient's parents and brother were also analyzed.