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CRISPR-Cas9 knock-in of T513M and G41S mutations in the murine β-galactosyl-ceramidase gene re-capitulates early-onset and adult-onset forms of Krabbe Disease
Krabbe Disease (KD) is a lysosomal storage disorder characterized by the genetic deficiency of the lysosomal enzyme β-galactosyl-ceramidase (GALC). Deficit or a reduction in the activity of the GALC enzyme has been correlated with the progressive accumulation of the sphingolipid metabolite psychosine, which leads to local disruption in lipid raft architecture, diffuse demyelination, astrogliosis, and globoid cell formation. Th