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SUBMITTER: Miselli F
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7851837 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Miselli Francesca F Brambilla Alice A Calabri Giovanni Battista GB Favilli Silvia S Sanvito Maria Chiara MC Ragni Luca L Torcetta Francesco F Rossi Katia K Donati Maria Alice MA Procopio Elena E
Molecular genetics and metabolism reports 20210129
Mucopolysaccharidosis are genetic disorders due to deficiency of lysosomal enzymes, resulting in abnormal glycosaminoglycans accumulation in several tissues. Heart involvement tends to be progressive and worsens with age. We describe the first case of mucopolysaccharidosis type I presenting with noncompaction/dilated-mixed cardiomyopathy and heart failure within neonatal period, which responded successfully to specific metabolic treatment. Cardiac function recovered after enzyme replacement ther ...[more]