Atypical corneal clouding in mucopolysaccharidoses
The etiology for corneal clouding from the birth is varied and includes conditions such as sclerocornea, birth trauma, corneal ulcer, Peters anomaly, and rare causes like mucopolysaccharidoses (MPS).
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Mucopolysaccharidoses (MPSs) are a rare group of heterogeneous genetic and metabolic disorders, caused by loss of functions of several enzymes that are involved in glycosaminoglycan catabolism.
Roberta Costanzo +11 more
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Immune-Mediated Inflammation May Contribute to the Pathogenesis of Cardiovascular Disease in Mucopolysaccharidosis Type I. [PDF]
BackgroundCardiovascular disease, a progressive manifestation of α-L-iduronidase deficiency or mucopolysaccharidosis type I, continues in patients both untreated and treated with hematopoietic stem cell transplantation or intravenous enzyme replacement ...
Dickson, Patricia I +7 more
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Recommendations for the management of MPS IVA: systematic evidence- and consensus-based guidance. [PDF]
IntroductionMucopolysaccharidosis (MPS) IVA or Morquio A syndrome is an autosomal recessive lysosomal storage disorder (LSD) caused by deficiency of the N-acetylgalactosamine-6-sulfatase (GALNS) enzyme, which impairs lysosomal degradation of keratan ...
Akyol, Mehmet Umut +30 more
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Elevated cerebral spinal fluid biomarkers in children with mucopolysaccharidosis I-H. [PDF]
Mucopolysaccharidosis (MPS) type-IH is a lysosomal storage disease that results from mutations in the IDUA gene causing the accumulation of glycosaminoglycans (GAGs).
Dickson, Patricia I +6 more
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Neuronopathic Types of Mucopolysaccharidoses: Pathogenesis and Emerging Treatments
Mucopolysaccharidoses are a group of hereditary metabolic diseases, relating to lysosomal storage disorders and caused by a deficiencyof the enzymes, involved in degradation of glycosaminoglycans (mucopolysaccharides).
L. A. Osipova +5 more
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The mucopolysaccharidoses (MPS) are a relatively uncommon group of inherited metabolic disorders. MPSs should be suspected in a child with coarse facies, organomegaly, recurrent respiratory tract infections, developmental delay, and hernias.
Pallavelangini Swetha +4 more
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Perinatal Gene Transfer to the Liver [PDF]
The liver acts as a host to many functions hence raising the possibility that any one may be compromised by a single gene defect. Inherited or de novo mutations in these genes may result in relatively mild diseases or be so devastating that death within
Buckley, SM +6 more
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Orthopedic management of the extremities in patients with Morquio A syndrome. [PDF]
BackgroundMusculoskeletal involvement in Morquio A syndrome (mucopolysaccharidosis IVA; MPS IVA) contributes significantly to morbidity and mortality. While the spinal manifestations of the disorder have received considerable attention in the literature,
Bache, C Edward +6 more
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Report on advances for pediatricians in 2018: allergy, cardiology, critical care, endocrinology, hereditary metabolic diseases, gastroenterology, infectious diseases, neonatology, nutrition, respiratory tract disorders and surgery. [PDF]
This review reported notable advances in pediatrics that have been published in 2018. We have highlighted progresses in allergy, cardiology, critical care, endocrinology, hereditary metabolic diseases, gastroenterology, infectious diseases, neonatology ...
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