Mucopolysaccharidosis (MPS): classification
Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .
Mucopolysaccharidosis (MPS): classification. MPS I: Hurler-Scheie disease. Fully referenced neurology checklist.
Types of MPS
- MPS I: Hurler-Scheie disease
- MPS I: Hurler disease: severe infantile or childhood onset
- MPS I: Scheie disease: milder later or adult onset
- MPS II: Hunter disease
- MPS III A-E: Sanfilippo disease
- MPS IV A and B: Morquio disease
- MPS V: Now Scheie disease
- MPS VI: Maroteaux-Lamy disease
- MPS VII: Sly disease
- MPS IX: Hyaluronidase deficiency
- MPS X
- MPSPS: MPS plus syndrome
References
- Lehman TJ, Miller N, Norquist B, Underhill L, Keutzer J. Diagnosis of the mucopolysaccharidoses. Rheumatology (Oxford) 2011; 50(Suppl 5):v41-v48.
- Muenzer J. Overview of the mucopolysaccharidoses. Rheumatology 2011; 50:v4-v12.
- Wiśniewska K, Wolski J, Gaffke L, Cyske Z, Pierzynowska K, Węgrzyn G. Misdiagnosis in mucopolysaccharidoses. J Appl Genet 2022; 63:475-495.
