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. 2011 Dec 16;6:84. doi: 10.1186/1750-1172-6-84

Table 5.

Analytes significantly correlated with uKS levels in MPS IVA subjects

Analyte p-value
Significantly higher with high uKS (> 24.6 g/mg creatinine) versus lower levels

Alpha-2 macroglobulin† 0.029
Growth hormone† 0.003
ICAM-1 (intracellular adhesion molecule-1)† 0.007
MIP-1 alpha (macrophage inflammatory protein-1 alpha)‡ 0.022
MMP-2 (matrix metalloproteinase-2)‡ 0.024
SHBG (sex hormone-binding globulin) 0.029
TNF-alpha (tumor necrosis factor alpha)† 0.005
Thyroxine binding globulin 0.000
VCAM-1 (vascular cell adhesion molecule-1)† 0.003

Significantly higher with low uKS (< 24.6 μg/mg creatinine) versus higher levels

Brain-derived neurotrophic factor 0.045
IgA (immunoglobulin A)† 0.008
IgM (immunoglobulin M)† 0.005
Insulin§ 0.011
Leptin‡ 0.010
Lipoprotein (a)‡ 0.032
Serum amyloid P‡ 0.005

† These analytes were also significantly different between the high and low age groups.

‡ These analytes were also significantly different between MPS IVA patients and unaffected controls.

§ This analyte was also significantly different between the high and low 6MWT groups.