Sanfilippo syndrome

Introduction: Sanfilippo syndrome

Description of Sanfilippo syndrome

Sanfilippo syndrome (medical condition): Disorder of mucopolysaccharide metabolism in...more »

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Mucopolysaccharidosis III:
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Sanfilippo syndrome: [MIM*252900, MIM*252920, MIM*252930,] an error of the mucopolysaccharide metabolism, with excretion of large amounts of heparan sulfate in the urine; characterized by severe mental retardation with hepatomegaly; skeleton may be normal or may present mild changes similar to those in Hurler syndrome; several different types (A, B, C, and D) have been identified according to the enzyme deficiency; autosomal recessive inheritance. SYN: mucopolysaccharidosis type III.
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Sanfilippo syndrome: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Sanfilippo syndrome:

• Sanfilippo
• Sanfilippo disease
• Sanfilippo syndrome
• MIM
• Error
• Mucopolysaccharide
• Metabolism
• Metabolism disorder
• Excretion

Sanfilippo syndrome: Rare Disease

Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Sanfilippo syndrome is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that Sanfilippo syndrome, or a subtype of Sanfilippo syndrome, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Sanfilippo syndrome as a Disease

Sanfilippo syndrome: Another name for Mucopolysaccharidosis III (or close medical condition association).
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Sanfilippo syndrome: Related Diseases

Sanfilippo syndrome: Sanfilippo syndrome is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database:

• Mucopolysaccharidoses
• Genetic conditions
• Metabolic conditions
• Congenital conditions - metabolic disorders
• Congenital conditions

Symptoms of Sanfilippo syndrome (Mucopolysaccharidosis III)

Some of the symptoms of Sanfilippo syndrome incude:

• Progressive dementia
• Mental deterioration in childhood

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Treatments for Sanfilippo syndrome (Mucopolysaccharidosis III)

Treatments for Sanfilippo syndrome (Mucopolysaccharidosis III) include:

• Symptomatic and supportive

Read more about treatments for Sanfilippo syndrome

Treatment of Sanfilippo syndrome: For more treatment information about Sanfilippo syndrome, see treatment of Mucopolysaccharidosis III (Sanfilippo syndrome)

Sanfilippo syndrome: Article Excerpts about Mucopolysaccharidosis III

Individuals with MPS III, or Sanfilippo syndrome, experience progressive dementia and mental... (Source: excerpt from NINDS Mucopolysaccharidoses Information Page: NINDS)

Sanfilippo syndrome: Related Disease Topics

These medical disease topics may be related to Sanfilippo syndrome:

• metabolic disorders
• lysosomal storage disease
• carpel tunnel syndrome
• glaucoma
• dwarfism
• mucolipidosis
• bone dysplasia

Terms associated with Sanfilippo syndrome:

Terms Similar to Sanfilippo syndrome:

• Acetyl-CoA alpha-glucosaminide N-acetyltransferase deficiency (Type IIIC)
• Heparan sulfate sulfatase deficiency (Type IIIA)
• Mucopolysaccharidosis type III (subtypes A - B - C - D)
• N-acetylglucosamine-6-sulfate sulfatase deficiency (Type IIID)
• N-acetylglucosaminidase deficiency (Type IIIB)

Source - NIH

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