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Mucopolysaccharidosis type II in females: case report and review of literature.
Pediatric neurology - 1 Apr 2005
Tuschl Karin, Gal Andreas, Paschke Eduard, Kircher Susanne, Bodamer Olaf A
Abstract excerpt
Mucopolysaccharidosis type II (Hunter disease, iduronate-2-sulfatase deficiency) was diagnosed in a 4-year-old female by demonstrating low iduronate-2-sulfatase activity both in leukocytes and fibroblasts and by the presence of a novel, complex rearrangement of the iduronate-2-sulfatase gene in heterozygous form. Mucopolysaccharidosis type II is inherited in an X-linked recessive manner and consequently females...
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