Sanfilippo syndrome: Research team resolves structure of crucial enzyme for the first time

Sanfilippo syndrome: Research team resolves structure of crucial enzyme for the first time

For the first time, a team co-led by CHU Sainte-Justine researcher and professor in the Faculty of Medicine at Université de Montréal, Alexey Pshezhetsky has succeeded in resolving the unique structure of the HGSNAT enzyme, a deficiency of which causes Sanfilippo syndrome, a rare pediatric disease affecting the central nervous system.

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