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Hurler disease (mucopolysaccharidosis type IH): clinical features and consanguinity in Tunisian population.
Diagnostic pathology - 10 Nov 2011
Chkioua Latifa, Khedhiri Souhir, Ben Turkia Hadhami, Chahed Henda, Ferchichi Salima, Ben Dridi Marie Françoise, Laradi Sandrine, Miled Abdelhedi
Abstract excerpt
UNLABELLED: Mucopolysaccharidosis type I (MPS I) was a group of rare autosomal recessive disorder caused by the deficiency of the lysosomal enzyme, alpha -L -iduronidase, and the resulting accumulation of undergraded dematan sulfate and heparan sulfate. MPS I patients have a wide range of clinical presentations, that makes it difficult to predict patient phenotype which is needed for genetic counseling and also...
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