| Literature DB >> 7389184 |
Abstract
A sensitive assay for acid neuraminidase using 4-methylumbelliferyl-alpha-D-N-acetylneuraminic acid is described. In skin fibroblasts, patients with sialidosis Types 1 and 2 have severe deficiencies of neuraminidase activity compared with controls. Patients with Type 1 sialidosis have activities which are 10 times higher than those with Type 2 sialidosis, in keeping with their milder clinical involvement. Two Italian patients with Type I sialidosis had a Km which was one-sixth normal; the other patients had a Km in the normal range.Entities:
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Year: 1980 PMID: 7389184 DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0004.1980.tb00111.x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Clin Genet ISSN: 0009-9163 Impact factor: 4.438