Sanfilippo Syndrome
Alternate Names : Acetyl-CoA Alpha-Glucosaminide N-Acetyltransferase Deficiency (Type IIIC), Heparan Sulfate Sulfatase Deficiency (Type IIIA), Mucopolysaccharidosis Type III (Subtypes A - B - C - D), N-Acetylglucosamine-6-Sulfate Sulfatase Deficiency (Type IIID), N-Acetylglucosaminidase Deficiency (Type IIIB)
Sanfilippo Syndrome Diagnosis & Tests
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Hepatomegaly (liver enlargement)
- Spleen enlargement
- Clear corneas
- Echocardiogram may show thickened heart
- Abnormal bone X-rays, such as thickened skull and oval vertebrae
- Seizures, mental retardation
- Activities of one of the enzymes listed in "Alternate Names" may be low in fibroblast skin cells
- Urine may have increased heparan sulfate
- Abnormal, pathological staining character of white blood cells called metachromasia
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