Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.5.0)
Enables N-acetylgalactosamine-6-sulfatase activity. Predicted to be involved in chondroitin sulfate catabolic process. Is active in lysosome. Is expressed in embryo; lens epithelium; neural retina; and retina. Used to study mucopolysaccharidosis IV. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in mucopolysaccharidosis IVA. Orthologous to human GALNS (galactosamine (N-acetyl)-6-sulfatase).
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