Neuraminidase deficiency in the cherry red spot-myoclonus syndrome |
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Authors: | J S O'Brien |
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Institution: | Department of Neurosciences, School of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, USA |
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Abstract: | Two patients with the cherry red spot-myoclonus syndrome excreted excessive quantities of sialylated oligosaccharides in urine. Skin fibroblasts from both patients had a severe deficiency of neuraminidase activity using α-L-N-acetylneuraminosyl-(2→6′) lactose and a sialylhexasaccharide from their urine as substrates. A less severe deficiency was found using 2-(3′ methoxyphenyl)-N-acetylneuraminic acid, fetuin, and α-L-N-acetylneuraminosyl-(2→3′) lactose as substrates. I propose that the primary enzyme defect in this autosomal recessive disorder is a deficiency of lysosomal neuraminidase. |
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