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SUBMITTER: Byrne BJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3413894 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Byrne Barry J BJ Falk Darin J DJ Clément Nathalie N Mah Cathryn S CS
Human gene therapy 20120801 8
Lysosomal storage diseases are a group of rare inborn errors of metabolism resulting from deficiency in normal lysosomal function. These diseases are characterized by progressive accumulation of storage material within the lysosomes of affected cells, ultimately leading to cellular dysfunction. Multiple tissues ranging from musculoskeletal and visceral to tissues of the central nervous system are typically involved in disease pathology. Since the advent of enzyme replacement therapy (ERT) to man ...[more]