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OBJECTIVE
Mucopolysaccharidosis (MPS) IIIA (Sanfilippo syndrome type A) is a lysosomal storage disorder caused by deficiency of the enzyme sulfamidase. Information on the natural course of MPS IIIA is scarce, but is much needed in view of emerging therapies.
METHODS
Clinical history and molecular
Objectives Sanfilippo syndrome (Mucopolysaccharidosis III, MPS III) is a rare autosomal recessive hereditary disease, which is caused by lysosomal enzyme deficiency. This study was operated to investigate clinical and molecular characteristics of patients with MPS III, which will improve the
Sanfilippo A syndrome, mucopolysaccharidosis type IIIA, is caused by a deficiency of heparan sulphamidase activity, and usually presents in childhood with neurodegeneration leading to death in teenage years. Visceral symptoms are limited to coarsening and diarrhea. We now describe an adult patient