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Mucopolysaccharidosis type III

also: Sanfilippo syndrome

Heparan sulfate storage with prominent neurodegeneration.

Specialty
Neurology
Subspecialty
Neurology / Metabolic disease
Sex & age distribution
Male: affected; Female: affected equally; Children: yes, early childhood
Gene(s) involved
GNS, HGSNAT, NAGLU, SGSH
Alternative names & eponyms
Sanfilippo syndrome

Etiology & mechanism

SGSH, NAGLU, HGSNAT, GNS mutations.

Gene(s) involved (4)

Symptoms & signs (3)

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