| Literature DB >> 27785713 |
Ankur Singh1, Rajniti Prasad2, Aditya Kumar Gupta2, Anil Sharma2, Sandra Alves3, Maria Francisca Coutinho3, Seema Kapoor4, Om Prakash Mishra2.
Abstract
Mucopolysaccharidosis (MPS) and Mucolipidosis (ML) share common phenotypes (coarse facial features, organomegaly, dysostosis multiplex) despite having different molecular basis. Thus, they pose great diagnostic challenge to treating clinicians. Differentiating between the two conditions requires a battery of tests from screening to molecular diagnosis. Besides discussing differential diagnosis of MPS like features with negative urinary Glycosaminoglycans (GAG), the authors also discuss the utility of p-nitrocatechol sulphate based chemical test as an important screening tool, besides establishing molecular basis in index case.Entities:
Keywords: GNPTAB; Molecular characterization; Mucolipidosis type II alpha/beta (ML II alpha/beta); p-nitrocatechol sulphate (p-NCS)
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Year: 2016 PMID: 27785713 DOI: 10.1007/s12098-016-2243-7
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Indian J Pediatr ISSN: 0019-5456 Impact factor: 1.967