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Table 1 Symptoms frequently observed in MPS I and MPS III patients and information regarding the different phenotypes and enzymatic subtypes

From: Failure to shorten the diagnostic delay in two ultra-orphan diseases (mucopolysaccharidosis types I and III): potential causes and implications

Disease

OMIM

Enzyme deficiency

Storage material

Main clinical features

Treatment

Prevalence

Mucopolysaccharidosis type 1 (MPS I)

MPS I – Hurler (MPS I-H)

607,014

α-L-iduronidase (IDUA)

Dermatan sulfate (DS) and heparan sulfate (HS)

Progressive neurocognitive decline, hernias, facial dysmorphisms, corneal clouding, stiff joints, dysostosis multiplex, cardiac problems and hepatosplenomegaly. Death in childhood if untreated.

HSCT

1.07/1.19 per 100.000 newborns

MPS I – Hurler-Scheie (MPS I-H/S)

607,015

  

Phenotype intermediate between MPS I-H and MPS I-S. Can present with or without neuronopathic disease.

HSCT or ERT

 

MPS I – Scheie (MPS I-S)

607,016

  

Corneal clouding, stiff joints, mild dysostosis multiplex. Normal intelligence en life expectancy.

ERT

 

Mucopolysaccharidosis type 3 (MPS III)

MPS IIIA

252,900

Heparan N-sulfatase (SGSH)

Heparan sulfate (HS)

Progressive neurocognitive decline, behavioral problems, sleep disturbances, progressive loss of motor functions. Death in second or third decade of life. Broad spectrum of disease severity.

Not available

1.52/1.89 per 100.000 newborns

MPS IIIB

252,920

N-acetyl-α-glucosaminidase (NAGLU)

    

MPS IIIC

252,930

Acetyl CoA:α-glucosaminide N-acetyltransferase (HGSNAT)

    

MPS IIID

252,940

N-acetylglucosamine 6-sulfatase (GNS)