MPS3B (medical condition): A rare inherited biochemical disorder characterized by the accumulation of mucopolysaccharides (glycosaminoglycans) due to deficiency of an enzyme called N-acetyl-alpha-D-glucosaminidase. Mucopolysaccharide levels build up and are then deposited in various tissues.
See also:
Sanfilippo syndrome type B:
»Introduction: Sanfilippo syndrome type B
»Symptoms of Sanfilippo syndrome type B
MPS3B is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that MPS3B, or a subtype of MPS3B,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
MPS3B: Another name for Sanfilippo syndrome type B (or close medical condition association).
»Introduction: Sanfilippo syndrome type B
»Symptoms of Sanfilippo syndrome type B
Some of the symptoms of MPS3B incude:
See full list of 12 symptoms of MPS3B (Sanfilippo syndrome type B)
These medical disease topics may be related to MPS3B:
Source - NIH
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