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SUBMITTER: Ko DS
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6919201 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Ko Duck Sung DS Lee Sun-Hee SH Park Chan Woo CW Lim Chun Kyu CK
Clinical and experimental reproductive medicine 20191201 4
Mucopolysaccharidosis type II (MPS II) is a rare X-linked recessive lysosomal storage disease caused by mutation of the iduronate-2-sulfatase gene. The mutation results in iduronate-2-sulfatase deficiency, which causes the progressive accumulation of heparan sulfate and dermatan sulfate in cellular lysosomes. The phenotype, age of onset, and symptoms of MPS II vary; accordingly, the disease can be classified into either the early-onset type or the late-onset type, depending on the age of onset a ...[more]