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Pseudo Hurler Polydystrophy
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It is possible that the main title of the report Pseudo Hurler Polydystrophy
is not the name you expected. Please check the synonyms listing to find
the alternate name(s) and disorder subdivision(s) covered by this report.
Synonyms
- Gangliosidosis GM1 Type 1
- GLB1
- ML Disorder III
- ML III
- Mucolipidosis III
- Mucopolysaccharidosis VII
- Pseudo-Polydystrophy
- Pseudopolydystrophy
Disorder Subdivisions
- None
General Discussion
Pseudo-Hurler polydystrophy (mucolipidosis type III) is a rare genetic metabolic disorder characterized by a defective enzyme known as UPD-N-acetylglucosamine-1-phosphotransferase. This defective enzyme ultimately results in the accumulation of certain complex carbohydrates (mucopolysaccharides) and fatty substances (mucolipids) in various tissues of the body. The symptoms of this disorder are similar, but less severe than those of I-cell disease (mucolipidosis type II) and may include progressive joint stiffness, curvature of the spine (scoliosis), and/or skeletal deformities of the hands (e.g., claw-hands). Growth delays accompanied by deterioration of the hip joints typically develop in children with pseudo-Hurler polydystrophy. Additional symptoms may include clouding of the corneas of the eyes, mild to moderate coarseness of facial features, mild mental retardation, easy fatigability, and/or heart disease. Pseudo-Hurler polydystrophy is inherited as an autosomal recessive trait.
This disorder belongs to a group of diseases known as lysosomal storage disorders. Lysosomes are particles bound in membranes within cells that break down certain fats and carbohydrates. Defective lysosomal enzymes associated with pseudo-Hurler polydystrophy leads to the accumulation of certain fatty substances (mucolipids) and certain complex carbohydrates (mucopolysaccharides) within the cells of many tissues of the body.
Resources
CLIMB (Children Living with Inherited Metabolic Diseases)
Climb Building
176 Nantwich Road
Crewe, Intl CW2 6BG
United Kingdom
Tel: +44 870 7700 325
Fax: +44 870 7700 327
Email: info@climb.org.uk
Internet: http://www.CLIMB.org.uk
Vaincre Les Maladies Lysosomales
2 ter avenue de Fance
Massy, 91300
France
Tel: 01 69 75 40 30
Fax: 01 60 11 15 83
Email: accueil@vml-asso.org
Internet: http://www.vml-asso.org
The Arc (a national organization on mental retardation)
1010 Wayne Ave
Suite 650
Silver Spring, MD 20910
Tel: (301)565-3842
Fax: (301)565-3843
Tel: (800)433-5255
TDD: (817)277-0553
Email: info@thearc.org
Internet: http://www.thearc.org/
National MPS (Mucopolysaccharidoses/Mucolipidoses) Society, Inc.
PO Box 736
Bangor, ME 04402-0736
Tel: (207)947-1445
Fax: (207)990-3074
Email: info@mpssociety.org
Internet: http://www.mpssociety.org
NIH/National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse
2 Information Way
Bethesda, MD 20892-3570
Tel: (301)654-3810
Fax: (301)907-8906
Tel: (800)891-5389
Email: nddic@info.niddk.nih.gov
Internet: http://www.niddk.nih.gov
Society for Mucopolysaccharide Diseases
46 Woodside Road
Amersham
Buckinghamshire, HP6 6AJ
United Kingdom
Tel: 004401494 434156
Fax: 004401494 434252
Email: mps@mpssociety.co.uk
Internet: http://www.mpssociety.co.uk
Canadian Society for Mucopolysaccharide and Related Diseases, Inc.
PO Box 64714
Unionville
Ontario, Intl L3R OM9
Canada
Tel: 905-479-8701
Fax: 905-479-8701
Tel: 800-667-1846
Email: lori.mps@rogers.com
Internet: http://www.mpssociety.ca
International Society for Mannosidosis & Related Diseases, Inc.
1030 Saxon Hill Drive
Cockeysville, MD 21030
USA
Tel: 4106289991
Email: pres@mannosidosis.org
Internet: http://www/mannosidosis.org
Hide & Seek Foundation for Lysosomal Disease Research
4123 Lankershim Blvd.
Suite 302
North Hollywood, CA 91602-2828
Tel: (818)762-8621
Fax: (818)762-2502
Email: info@hideandseek.org
Internet: http://www.hideandseek.org
For a Complete Report:
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Last Updated: 5/25/2008
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