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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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  1. 1. Department of Genetics, Faculty of Basic Sciences, Shahrekord University, Shahrekord, Iran
  2. 2. Department of Genetics and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
  3. 3. Child Growth and Development Research Center, Research Institute for Primordial Prevention of Non-Communicable Disease, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
  4. 4. Department of Medical Genetics, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
  5. 5. Research Institute of Biotechnology, Shahrekord University, Shahrekord, Iran

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