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[Analysis of clinical features and arylsulfatase B gene mutation in thirteen Chinese children with mucopolysaccharidosis type VI].
Zhonghua er ke za zhi = Chinese journal of pediatrics - 1 Jun 2014
Zheng Jipeng, Huang Yonglan, Zhao Xiaoyuan, Sheng Huiying, Cheng Jing, Zhou Zhihong, Li Xiuzhen, Mao Xiaojian, Liu Li
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OBJECTIVE: Mucopolysaccharidosis type VI (MPS VI) or Maroteaux-Lamy syndrome is an autosomal recessive lysosomal storage disease caused by a deficiency of arylsulfatase B(ARSB), which is required in the degradation of dermatan sulfate and chondroitin sulfate. The deficiency of ARSB leads to an accumulation of dermatan sulfate and chondroitin sulfate in lysosomes and gross excretion in the urine.Few articles about...
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