A Rare Case of Mucopolysaccharidosis: Hunter Syndrome [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2015 Hunter syndrome, or mucopolysaccharidosis type II (MPS II), is a member of a group of inherited metabolic disorders together termed mucopolysaccharidosis (MPSs).
Jayaprasad Anekar +4 more
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Safety and physiological effects of two different doses of elosulfase alfa in patients with morquio a syndrome: A randomized, double-blind, pilot study. [PDF]
, 2015 The primary treatment outcomes of a phase 2, randomized, double-blind, pilot study evaluating safety, physiological, and pharmacological effects of elosulfase alfa in patients with Morquio A syndrome are herewith presented.
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The effect of recombinant human iduronate-2-sulfatase (Idursulfase) on growth in young patients with mucopolysaccharidosis type II. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 Mucopolysaccharidosis type II (MPS II; Hunter syndrome) is an X-linked, recessive, lysosomal storage disorder caused by deficiency of iduronate-2-sulfatase.
Zbigniew Żuber +3 more
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Вопросы современной педиатрии, 2023 Background. Mucopolysaccharidosis type II (MPS II) is a rare hereditary disease from the group of lysosomal storage diseases, with progressive course. There is effective enzyme replacement therapy (ERT) for this disease, it prevents the development of ...
Natalia V. Zhurkova +7 more
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Neuroradiological Characteristics in Patients with Mucopolysaccharidosis Type II: A Systematic Review [PDF]
Journal of Medical Academics, 2023 Introduction: Mucopolysaccharidosis (MPS) is an inherited metabolic disorder that is part of the lysosomal disorders; the main characteristic is the deficiency of lysosomal enzymes responsible for the degradation of glycosaminoglycans except for type II ...
Yancarlos Ramos-Villegas +10 more
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Drug delivery in overcoming the blood-brain barrier: role of nasal mucosal grafting [PDF]
, 2017 The blood–brain barrier (BBB) plays a fundamental role in protecting and maintaining the homeostasis of the brain. For this reason, drug delivery to the brain is much more difficult than that to other compartments of the body. In order to bypass or cross
Carafa, Maria +5 more
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Mucopolysaccharidosis IVA: Diagnosis, Treatment, and Management. [PDF]
, 2020 Mucopolysaccharidosis type IVA (MPS IVA, or Morquio syndrome type A) is an inherited metabolic lysosomal disease caused by the deficiency of the N-acetylglucosamine-6-sulfate sulfatase enzyme.
Couce, Maria L. +6 more
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Recommendations for the management of MPS IVA: systematic evidence- and consensus-based guidance. [PDF]
, 2019 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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Enzyme replacement therapies: What is the best option? [PDF]
, 2018 Despite many beneficial outcomes of the conventional enzyme replacement therapy (ERT), several limitations such as the high-cost of the treatment and various inadvertent side effects including the occurrence of an immunological response against the ...
Barar, Jaleh +4 more
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Bone metabolism in patients with mucopolysaccharidosis type II
Rheumatology, 2014 Objectives : To assess different parameters of bone metabolism in patients with mucopolysaccharidosis type II (MPS II) to better comprehend the mechanisms responsible for their skeletal pathology.
Zbigniew Żuber +4 more
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