Diseases

Mucopolysaccharidosis VI

Mucopolysaccharidosis with excessive CHONDROITIN SULFATE B in urine, characterized by dwarfism and deafness. It is caused by a deficiency of N-ACETYLGALACTOSAMINE-4-SULFATASE (arylsulfatase B).

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Mucopolysaccharidosis with excessive CHONDROITIN SULFATE B in urine, characterized by dwarfism and deafness. It is caused by a deficiency of N-ACETYLGALACTOSAMINE-4-SULFATASE (arylsulfatase B).

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  • ARSB Deficiency
  • Arylsulfatase B Deficiency
  • Maroteaux-Lamy Syndrome
  • Mucopolysaccharidosis 6
  • Mucopolysaccharidosis Type 6
  • Mucopolysaccharidosis Type VI
  • N-Acetylgalactosamine-4-Sulfatase Deficiency
  • Polydystrophic Dwarfism
  • ARSB Deficiencies
  • Arylsulfatase B Deficiencies
  • Deficiencies, ARSB
  • Deficiencies, Arylsulfatase B
  • Deficiencies, N-Acetylgalactosamine-4-Sulfatase
  • Deficiency, ARSB
  • Deficiency, Arylsulfatase B
  • Deficiency, N-Acetylgalactosamine-4-Sulfatase
  • Dwarfism, Polydystrophic
  • Maroteaux Lamy Syndrome
  • N-Acetylgalactosamine-4-Sulfatase Deficiencies
  • Syndrome, Maroteaux-Lamy
  • Type 6, Mucopolysaccharidosis
  • Type VI, Mucopolysaccharidosis

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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History Note

92; was MUCOPOLYSACCHARIDOSIS 6 1991; was see under MUCOPOLYSACCHARIDOSIS 1975-90

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Previous Indexing

  • Carbohydrate Metabolism, Inborn Errors (1966-1974)
  • Chondroitin (1966-1974)
  • Mucopolysaccharides/metabolism (1966-1974)
  • Mucopolysaccharidosis (1974)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Mucopolysaccharidosis VI. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D009087. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D009087
  2. Mucopolysaccharidosis VI. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maroteaux%E2%80%93Lamy_syndrome
  3. Mucopolysaccharidosis VI. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q576109