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Mucopolysaccharidoses

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Definition: Group of lysosomal storage diseases each caused by an inherited deficiency of an enzyme involved in the degradation of glycosaminoglycans (mucopolysaccharides). The diseases are progressive and often display a wide spectrum of clinical severity within one enzyme deficiency.  lysosomal storage dis; types I through VII except V are available as main headings: V   
Examples Mucopolysaccharidosis I; Mucopolysaccharidosis II; Mucopolysaccharidosis III; Mucopolysaccharidosis IV; Mucopolysaccharidosis VI; Mucopolysaccharidosis VII
Other names Mucopolysaccharidosis

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