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Clinical Infectious Diseases: Open Access

Clinical Infectious Diseases: Open Access

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Mucopolysaccharidoses Neonatal Disease Top Open Access

Mucopolysaccharidoses  are caused by deficiency of lysosomal enzyme activities needed to degrade glycosaminoglycans, which are long unbranched polysaccharides consisting of repeating disaccharides. GAGs include: chondroitin sulfate , dermatan sulfate  heparan sulfate , keratan sulfate  and hyaluronan. Their catabolism may be blocked singly or in combination depending on the specific enzyme deficiency. There are 11 known enzyme deficiencies, resulting in seven distinct forms of MPS with a collective incidence of higher  live births. Accumulation of undegraded metabolites in lysosomes gives rise to distinct clinical syndromes.

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