Question

What are the mucopolysaccharidoses (MPSs)?

Accepted Answer

● Errors in metabolism with impaired lysosomal
storage
● Associated with corneal clouding due to
accumulation of incompletely degraded
glycosaminoglycans
● Most MPSs are autosomal recessive
○ The exception is MPS II, AKA Hunter
Syndrome, which is X-linked recessive

Front	What are the mucopolysaccharidoses (MPSs)?
Back	● Errors in metabolism with impaired lysosomal storage ● Associated with corneal clouding due to accumulation of incompletely degraded glycosaminoglycans ● Most MPSs are autosomal recessive ○ The exception is MPS II, AKA Hunter Syndrome, which is X-linked recessive

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