any of a group of genetic disorders involving a defect in the metabolism of mucopolysaccharides resulting in greater than normal levels of mucopolysaccharides in tissues
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mucopolysaccharidosis::noun | Spocien Dictionary
Examples of mucopolysaccharidosis
mucopolysaccharidosis
For patients with severe mucopolysaccharidosis, the consequences can be catastrophic.
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For Hunter Syndrome, a lyosomal storage disease, see mucopolysaccharidosis.
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- Any of a group of genetic disorders involving a defect in the metabolism of mucopolysaccharides resulting in greater than normal levels of mucopolysaccharides in tissues
- Mucopolysaccharidoses are a group of metabolic disorders caused by the absence or malfunctioning of lysosomal enzymes needed to break down molecules called glycosaminoglycans - long chains of sugar carbohydrates in each of our cells that help build bone, cartilage, tendons, corneas, skin and ...
- Deposition of abnormal fat and protein within the cardiac valve leaflets.
- (MPS) A group of heterogeneous genetic syndromes in which excess mucopolysaccharide (complex carbohydrate) is stored in various body tissues and organs; depending on the specific enzyme deficit, the severity, the time course, and the organ system involved, a variety of clinical pictures can ...
