Clinical and molecular report of novel GALC mutations in Moroccan patient with Krabbe disease: case report

Maria Zerkaoui1, Ilham Ratbi1, Barbara Castellotti2, Cinzia Gellera2, Jaber Lyahyai1, Yamna Kriouile3, Abdelaziz Sefiani4
1Centre de génomique humaine, Faculté de médecine et de pharmacie, Université Mohammed V, Rabat, Morocco
2Unità di Genetica delle Malattie Neurodegenerative e Metaboliche, Dipartimento di Diagnostica e Tecnologia Applicata, Fondazione IRCCS –Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Milan, Italy
3Unité de Neurologie Pédiatrique de Maladies Métaboliques, Service de Pédiatrie IIA, Hopital d’Enfant, Faculté de Médecine et de Pharmacie, Université Mohammed V, Rabat, Morocco
4Département de Génétique Médical, Institut National d’Hygiène, Rabat, Morocco

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