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Pediatrics · Pediatrics / Pediatric metabolism Sly syndrome
Also known as: Mucopolysaccharidosis type VII
Lysosomal storage disease from beta-glucuronidase deficiency.
- Medical specialty
- Pediatrics
- Subspecialty
- Pediatrics / Pediatric metabolism
- Sex & age distribution
- Male: affected; Female: affected, equal; Children: yes, including hydrops fetalis
- Gene(s) involved
- GUSB
Etiology & mechanism
GUSB deficiency.
Gene(s) involved (1)
GUSB
Symptoms & signs (5)
coarse faciesdevelopmental delaydysostosis multiplexhepatosplenomegalyhydrops fetalis