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SUBMITTER: Alvarez JV
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6769449 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

Álvarez J Víctor JV Bravo Susana B SB García-Vence María M De Castro María J MJ Luzardo Asteria A Colón Cristóbal C Tomatsu Shunji S Otero-Espinar Francisco J FJ Couce María L ML
International journal of molecular sciences 20190918 18
Morquio A syndrome, or mucopolysaccharidosis type IVA (MPS IVA), is a lysosomal storage disease due to mutations in the N-acetylgalactosamine-6-sulfatase (<i>GALNS</i>) gene. Systemic skeletal dysplasia and the related clinical features of MPS IVA are due to disruption of cartilage and its extracellular matrix, leading to an imbalance of growth. Enzyme replacement therapy (ERT) with recombinant human GALNS, alpha elosulfase, provides a systemic treatment. However, this therapy has a limited impa ...[more]