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  2. Mucopolysaccharidosis - Wikipedia

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    Mucopolysaccharidosis is a group of metabolic disorders caused by the absence or malfunctioning of lysosomal enzymes.

  3. Maroteaux–Lamy syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Maroteaux–Lamy syndrome, or Mucopolysaccharidosis Type VI (MPS-VI), is an inherited disease caused by a deficiency in the enzyme arylsulfatase B (ARSB). [3] ASRB is responsible for the breakdown of large sugar molecules called glycosaminoglycans (GAGs, also known as mucopolysaccharides).

  4. Hyaluronidase deficiency - Wikipedia

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    Mucopolysaccharidosis type IX: Specialty: Dermatology: Symptoms: ... The only treatment they can provide is symptomatic and meant to manage and alleviate individual ...

  5. Sanfilippo syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Sanfilippo syndrome, also known as mucopolysaccharidosis type III (MPS III), is a rare lifelong genetic disease that mainly affects the brain and spinal cord.It is caused by a problem with how the body breaks down certain large sugar molecules called glycosaminoglycans (also known as GAGs or mucopolysaccharides).

  6. Mucopolysaccharidosis type I - Wikipedia

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    Mucopolysaccharidosis type I is a spectrum of diseases in the mucopolysaccharidosis family. It results in the buildup of glycosaminoglycans (or GAGs, or mucopolysaccharides) due to a deficiency of alpha-L iduronidase , an enzyme responsible for the degradation of GAGs in lysosomes .

  7. This disease kills more people than all cancers and accidents ...

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    The report also revealed that more than half of U.S. adults (57%) have type 2 diabetes or prediabetes. "Although we have made a lot of progress against cardiovascular disease in the past few ...

  8. Morquio syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Morquio syndrome, also known as mucopolysaccharidosis type IV (MPS IV), is a rare metabolic disorder in which the body cannot process certain types of sugar molecules called glycosaminoglycans (AKA GAGs, or mucopolysaccharides).

  9. Sly syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Sly syndrome, also called mucopolysaccharidosis type VII (MPS-VII), is an autosomal recessive lysosomal storage disease caused by a deficiency of the enzyme β-glucuronidase. This enzyme is responsible for breaking down large sugar molecules called glycosaminoglycans (AKA GAGs, or mucopolysaccharides).