Epidemiology of mucopolysaccharidoses

SA Khan, H Peracha, D Ballhausen… - Molecular genetics and …, 2017 - Elsevier
The aim of this study was to obtain data about the epidemiology of the different types of
mucopolysaccharidoses in Japan and Switzerland and to compare with similar data from …

understanding rare genetic diseases in low resource regions like Jammu and Kashmir–India

A Angural, A Spolia, A Mahajan, V Verma… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Rare diseases (RDs) are the clinical conditions affecting a few percentage of individuals in a
general population compared to other diseases. Limited clinical information and a lack of …

Worldwide distribution of common IDUA pathogenic variants

E Poletto, G Pasqualim, R Giugliani, U Matte… - Clinical …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Mucopolysaccharidosis type I (MPS I) is a rare disorder caused by deleterious sequence
variants in the α‐L‐iduronidase (IDUA) gene. More than 200 pathogenic variants have been …

Status of newborn screening and follow up investigations for Mucopolysaccharidoses I and II in Taiwan

CK Chuang, HY Lin, TJ Wang, YH Huang… - Orphanet journal of rare …, 2018 - Springer
Background Mucopolysaccharidoses (MPS) are lysosomal storage diseases in which
mutations of genes encoding for lysosomal enzymes cause defects in the degradation of …

Molecular diagnosis of patients affected by mucopolysaccharidosis: a multicenter study

A Zanetti, F D'Avanzo, L Rigon, A Rampazzo… - European Journal of …, 2019 - Springer
Mucopolysaccharidoses (MPS) are a subgroup of 11 monogenic lysosomal storage
disorders due to the deficit of activity of the lysosomal hydrolases deputed to the degradation …

Lysosomal storage disorders: from biology to the clinic with reference to India

J Sheth, A Nair, B Jee - The Lancet Regional Health-Southeast Asia, 2023 - thelancet.com
Lysosomal storage disorders (LSDs) are a group of seventy different metabolic storage
diseases due to accumulation of substrate mainly in the form of carbohydrate, lipids …

Identification and Functional Characterization of IDS Gene Mutations Underlying Taiwanese Hunter Syndrome (Mucopolysaccharidosis Type II)

HY Lin, RY Tu, SR Chern, YT Lo, S Fran… - International journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Hunter syndrome (mucopolysaccharidosis II; MPS II) is caused by a defect of the iduronate-2-
sulfatase (IDS) gene. Few studies have reported integrated mutation data of Taiwanese …

Functional assessment of IDUA variants of uncertain significance identified by newborn screening

SH Yu, F Kubaski, G Arno, W Phinney, TC Wood… - NPJ Genomic …, 2024 - nature.com
With the expansion of newborn screening efforts for MPS disorders, the number of identified
variants of uncertain significance in IDUA continues to increase. To better define functional …

Newborn screening program for mucopolysaccharidosis type II and long-term follow-up of the screen-positive subjects in Taiwan

HY Lin, YH Chang, CL Lee, YR Tu, YT Lo… - Journal of Personalized …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Background: Mucopolysaccharidosis II (MPS II) is an X-linked disorder resulting from a
deficiency in lysosomal enzyme iduronate-2-sulfatase (IDS), which causes the accumulation …

Homozygosity stretches around homozygous mutations in autosomal recessive disorders: patients from nonconsanguineous Indian families

SR Phadke, P Srivastava, P Sharma, A Rai, S Masih - Journal of Genetics, 2021 - Springer
India has a large heterogeneous population with its unique social and genetic
characteristics. Tradition of marriage between specific caste groups have produced unique …