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. 2020 Feb;9(1):1–9. doi: 10.5582/irdr.2020.01011

Table 1. Classification of mucopolysaccharidosis (MPS).

Items Subtypes Deficient enzyme Mutation of Gene Locus GAGs Clinical features
MPS I Hurler Syndrome α-L-iduronidase IDUA 4p16,3 HS, DS Severe. Skeletal deformation, coarse facial features, hepatosplenomegaly, cardiac diseases, respiratory diseases, cognitive retardation, ocular disorders
Hurler/Scheie Syndrome α-L-iduronidase IDUA 4p16,3 HS, DS Intermediate.
Scheie Syndrome α-L-iduronidase IDUA 4p16,3 HS, DS Mild.
MPS II iduronate-2-sulfatase IDS Xq28 HS, DS Skeletal deformation, coarse facial features, hepatosplenomegaly, cardiac diseases, respiratory diseases, cognitive retardation, ocular disorders
MPS III A heparan-N-sulfatase SGSH 17q25,3 HS Cognitive retardation,
B α-N-acetyglucosaminidase NAGLU 17q21.2 HS behavioral problems
C α-glucosaminidase acetyltransferase HGSNAT 8p11.21-p11.1 HS
D N-acetylglucosamin-6-sulfatase GNS 12q14,3 HS
MPS IV A N-acetylgalactosamine-6-sulfate sulfatase GALNS 16q24,3 KS, C6S Skeletal deformation, corneal
B β-galactosidase GLB1 3p22,3 KS clouding,
MPS VI N-acetylgalactosamine-4-sulfatse ARSB 5q13-14 DS, C4S Skeletal deformation, coarse facial features, may have normal intelligence
MPS VII β-glucuronidase GUSB 7q11,21 DS, HS, C4S, C6S Hydrops fetalis
MPS IX Hyaluronidase 1 HYAL1 3p21,3 HA Periarticular masses, mild short stature

GAGs: glycosaminoglycans, HS: heparan sulfate, DS: dermatan sulfate, KS: keratan sulfate, C4S: chondroitin-4-sulfate, C6S: chondroitin-6-sulfate, HA: hyaluronic acid