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Ipsita Choudhury1, Mona A Tilak1, Arun Kumar Patra2.
Abstract
Mucopolysaccharidosis are a group of rare metabolic disorders of the lysosomal storage disease family caused by the absence or malfunctioning of lysosomal enzymes responsible for their breakdown. It encompasses disorders in which undegraded or partly degraded glycosaminoglycans accumulate in the lysosomes of many tissues owing to a deficiency of specific lysosomal enzymes. Here we report a case of a 7 years old child displaying the symptoms of Morquio's disease (Mucopolysaccharidosis type IV). Urine screening tests were performed which gave contrasting results.Entities:
Keywords: Glycosaminoglycans; Lysosomal storage diseases; Mucopolysaccharidosis; Screening tests
Year: 2013 PMID: 24478559 PMCID: PMC3903937 DOI: 10.1007/s12291-013-0347-7
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Indian J Clin Biochem ISSN: 0970-1915