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Mucopolysaccharidosis in Egyptian children : Clinical and biochemical profile of 20 cases

Thesis

Last updated: 06 Feb 2023

Subjects

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Tags

Pediatrics

Advisors

Selim, Layla A. , Sharaf, Eiman , Muhsen, Lamyaa M.

Authors

Saadawi, Ranya Saeid

Accessioned

2017-04-26 11:36:41

Available

2017-04-26 11:36:41

type

M.Sc. Thesis

Abstract

Clincal and biochemical manifestation were evaluated in 30 patients clinically suspected of mucopolysaccharidosis. Clinicall, Echocardiography revealed abnormal findings in 23 patients (93%) and upper airway obstructin in 21 patients (70%) and hepato-splenomegaly in 16 patients (53%) corneal opacities were found in 15 patients (43%) whil hearing loss in 7 after electrophoresis analysis of urinary glycoaminoglycans (GAG) 24 patients were high for GAG level and 6 patients were normal GAG level . The enzyme activity level for these 24 affected patients were measured ; a-iduronidase level was low in 14 patients (58%) and Galactose-6- phosphate level was low in 10 patients (41%) .

Issued

1 Jan 2010

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.21473/iknito-space/31831

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Thesis

Created At

28 Jan 2023