"beta-Galactosidase" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, 
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				A group of enzymes that catalyzes the hydrolysis of terminal, non-reducing beta-D-galactose residues in beta-galactosides. Deficiency of beta-Galactosidase A1 may cause GANGLIOSIDOSIS, GM1.
    
			
			
				
				
					
						| Descriptor ID | 
										
							D001616
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							 D08.811.277.450.410.100 
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						| Concept/Terms | 
						
							beta-Galactosidase- beta-Galactosidase
 - beta Galactosidase
 - beta-Galactosidases
 - beta Galactosidases
 - lac Z Protein
 - Protein, lac Z
 - Lactases
 - beta-D-Galactosidase
 - beta D Galactosidase
 
  
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| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 
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Hepatic Delivery of Artificial Micro RNAs Using Helper-Dependent Adenoviral Vectors. Methods Mol Biol. 2016; 1364:249-60.
															
								 
							
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In vitro and in vivo hepatoma cell-specific expression of a gene transferred with an adenoviral vector. Hum Gene Ther. 1996 Aug 20; 7(13):1503-14.
															
								 
							
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Hepatoma cell-specific expression of a retrovirally transferred gene is achieved by alpha-fetoprotein but not insulinlike growth factor II regulatory sequences. Hepatology. 1995 Dec; 22(6):1788-96.