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GM1-gangliosidosis: A molecular abnormality of acid β-galactosidase in fibroblasts

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  1. Division of Chemical Pathology, National Center for Nervous, Mental and Muscular Disorders, 2620 Ogawa-Higashimachi, 187, Kodaira City, Tokyo

    T. Furuya & Y. Suzuki

  2. Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Japan

    T. Furuya & Y. Suzuki

  3. Department of Pediatrics, Tokyo Women's Medical College, Japan

    T. Furuya & Y. Suzuki

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Furuya, T., Suzuki, Y. GM1-gangliosidosis: A molecular abnormality of acid β-galactosidase in fibroblasts. J Inherit Metab Dis 7, 145–146 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01801779

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