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Molecular dynamics simulations to decipher the structural and functional consequences of pathogenic missense mutations in the galactosylceramidase (GALC) protein causing Krabbe’s disease

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Pages 1795-1810 | Received 12 Nov 2019, Accepted 29 Feb 2020, Published online: 31 Mar 2020

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