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We report here a novel splice site mutation in intron 4 of the gene forN-acetylgalactosamine-6-sulfate sulfatase (GALNS) in an Afghanistan girl with severe mucopolysaccharidosis IVA (classical Morquio disease). Direct sequencing revealed a homozygous G to A transition in the conserved splice acceptor site in intron 4 (cagG→caaG: designated IVS 4(−1) G→A) which eliminates 144 nucleotides of exon 5 in her GALNS transcript and introduces an immediate premature termination codon (at Trp 141 of exon 4). The IVS 4(−1) G→A has not been seen in other populations and this is the first report of the molecular basis of classical Morquio disease in an Afghanistan patient.
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Fukuda, S., Yamada, N., Tomatsu, S. et al. Mucopolysaccharidosis IVA: A novel splice acceptor site mutation in intron 4 of theN-acetylgalactosamine-6-sulfate sulfatase gene in an afghanistan girl with classical morquio disease. Jap J Human Genet 42, 317–322 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02766953
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