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[Mucopolysaccharidoses].
Nihon rinsho. Japanese journal of clinical medicine - 1 Dec 1995
Fukuda S, Sukegawa K, Tomatsu S, Orii T
Abstract excerpt
Mucopolysaccharidoses (MPS) are a lysosomal storage disorders caused by deficiency of several enzymes needed for degradation of mucopolysaccharides (glycosaminoglycans). Undegraded glycosaminoglycans accumulate in the cell, part of which are excreted into the urine. There are 10 known enzyme deficiencies that give rise to six distinct MPS. Despite the different enzyme defect, there is clinical similarity between...
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