"Mucopolysaccharidoses" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Group of lysosomal storage diseases each caused by an inherited deficiency of an enzyme involved in the degradation of glycosaminoglycans (mucopolysaccharides). The diseases are progressive and often display a wide spectrum of clinical severity within one enzyme deficiency.
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D009083
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C16.320.565.202.715 C16.320.565.595.600 C17.300.550.575 C18.452.648.202.715 C18.452.648.595.600
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Mucopolysaccharidoses" by people in Profiles.
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Enzymatic studies of urinary isomeric chondroitin sulfates from patients with mucopolysaccharidoses. The application of high performance liquid chromatography. Clin Chim Acta. 1980 May 21; 104(1):65-75.
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Effects of fresh plasma or whole blood transfusions on patients with various types of mucopolysaccharidosis. Pediatrics. 1972 Nov; 50(5):688-92.