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Epidemiology of mucopolysaccharidoses

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Overall, the frequency of MPS varies for each population due to differences in ethnic backgrounds and/or founder effects that affect the birth prevalence of each type of M PS, as seen for other rare genetic diseases.
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This article is published in Molecular Genetics and Metabolism.The article was published on 2017-07-01 and is currently open access. It has received 996 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Population.

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Patient Innovation: its prevalence, antecedents and impact

TL;DR: The current producer-based and paternalistic healthcare model should be revised, so patients are given the chance of playing a more proactive role, and the variables that emerged as predictors of being an innovator are higher level of education, being unemployed or looking after at home, and Information and Communication Technology readiness.
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Description of the molecular and clinical characteristics of the mucopolysaccharidosis type VII Iberian cohort.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors presented a cohort of 9 patients with mucopolysaccharidosis VII diagnosed in the Iberian Peninsula, either in Spain or Portugal, and found that skeletal deformities, hip dysplasia, hydrops fetalis, hepatosplenomegaly, hernias, coarse features, respiratory issues, and cognitive and growth delay were the most common features identified in the cohort.

Novel Risk Factors for Type II Diabetes Mellitus and Coronary Heart Disease

Abbas Dehghan
TL;DR: This thesis made an attempt to further study two novel risk factors of type II diabetes and coronary heart disease, by studying their role in the pathogenesis and accuracy of disease prediction.
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Ameloblastoma in a Three-Year-Old Child with Hurler Syndrome (Mucopolysaccharidosis Type I)

TL;DR: An unusual clinical assessment of conventional ameloblastoma interesting the posterior left mandible of a 35-month-old child affected by HS is described, which represented a suggestive challenge both from a diagnostic and a therapeutic point of view.
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Clinical outcomes of laminoplasty for patients with lysosomal storage disease including mucopolysaccharidosis and mucolipidoses: a retrospective cohort study.

TL;DR: The cervical myelopathy of LSD patients could be safely and effectively treated with laminoplasty with/without C1 posterior arch resection after eliminating patients with atlantoaxial instability.
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