St. Jude Study Reveals A New Function For An Old Enzyme In Fatal Childhood Disease

 08.07.2008 05:14   medicalnewstoday.com

The lack of a single protein usually thought of as a run-of-the-mill enzyme that helps to recycle molecules in cells causes an incurable and often fatal disease of children, according to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital investigators. Children with this disease, called sialidosis, suffer from enlarged spleens and often develop vision problems, loss of coordination and seizures, among other symptoms.

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