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  • 2.1: Definition
  • 2.2: Which are the MPS Diseases
    • 2.2.1: Hurler Disease
    • 2.2.2: Hunter Disease
    • 2.2.3: Sanfilippo Disease
    • 2.2.4: Morquio Disease
    • 2.2.5: Maroteaux-Lamy Disease
    • 2.2.6: Sly Disease
    • 2.2.7: Mucolipidosis I
    • 2.2.8: Mucolipidosis II and III
    • 2.2.9: Mucolipidosis IV
    • 2.2.10: Fucosidosis
    • 2.2.11: Mannosidosis
    • 2.2.12: Sialic Acid Storage Disease
    • 2.2.13: MS Deficiency
    • 2.2.14: AGU
    • 2.2.15: Winchester Syndrome
  • 2.3: Causes of MPS
  • 2.4: Inheritance
  • 2.5: Effects
  • 2.6: Cure
  • 2.7: What is the incidence?
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These rare lysosomal storage diseases are refered to as MPS I-VII or more commonly by the name of the doctor who first described the condition. These commonly include:

Hurler, Hurler Scheie, Scheie (MPS I)
Hunter (MPS II)
Sanfilippo (MPS III)
Morquio (MPS IV A)
GM - 1 Gangliosidosis (MPS IV B)
Maroteaux Lamy (MPS VI)
Sly (MPS VII)
Natowicz (MPS IX)
Sialidosis

Included also are the Mucolipidoses, other 'storage diseases' and the following conditions which are similar to Mucopolysaccharide Diseases:

MLI Neuramidase Deficiency
MLII I-Cell Disease
MLIII Pseudo Hurler Polydystrophy
MLIV
Fucosidosis
Mannosidosis
Sialic Acid Disease
Multiple Sulfatase Deficiency
Aspartylglycosaminuria
Winchester Syndrome
Geleo Physic Dysplasia
Fabry Disease

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