MPS3A (medical condition): A rare inherited biochemical disorder characterized by the accumulation of mucopolysaccharides (glycosaminoglycans). This occurs due to there being not enough of the enzyme called heparin sulfatase which is needed to break down the mucopolysacharides. The mucopolysaccharides are then deposited in various tissues.
See also:
Sanfilippo syndrome type A:
»Introduction: Sanfilippo syndrome type A
»Symptoms of Sanfilippo syndrome type A
MPS3A is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that MPS3A, or a subtype of MPS3A,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
MPS3A: Another name for Sanfilippo syndrome type A (or close medical condition association).
»Introduction: Sanfilippo syndrome type A
»Symptoms of Sanfilippo syndrome type A
Some of the symptoms of MPS3A incude:
See full list of 12 symptoms of MPS3A (Sanfilippo syndrome type A)
These medical disease topics may be related to MPS3A:
Source - NIH
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