Patient | β-Mannosidase activity |
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| Leukocytes | Lymphoid cells | Plasma |
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I-1 (father) | 51; 42 | 20 | 115; 90 |
I-2 (mother) | 50; 35 | 16 | 75; 51 |
II-1 | 51; 60 | 29 | 127; 102 |
II-2 | 4; 8 | 6; 7 | 24 |
II-3 | 92; 167 | ND | 160; 115 |
II-4 | 68 | ND | 93; 84 |
Controls | 86 ± 26 (n = 25) | 58 ± 19 (n = 4) | 174 ± 45 (n = 12) |
- β-Mannosidase activity was determined in peripheral blood leukocytes, Epstein-Barr virus-transformed lymphoid cells and plasma from family members (see Figure 1A). Enzyme activity is expressed as nmol/h.mg of protein (for cells) or nmol/h.ml (for plasma). For patients, the different values correspond to independent experiments; for controls, means ± SEM of the indicated number of different samples. ND, not determined.