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Burden of Surgical Treatment for the Management of Cervical Myelopathy in Mucopolysaccharidoses: A Systematic Review. Brain Sci 2022; 13:brainsci13010048. [PMID: 36672030 PMCID: PMC9856616 DOI: 10.3390/brainsci13010048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2022] [Revised: 12/18/2022] [Accepted: 12/23/2022] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Mucopolysaccharidoses (MPSs) are a rare group of heterogeneous genetic and metabolic disorders, caused by loss of functions of several enzymes that are involved in glycosaminoglycan catabolism. Their progressive accumulations in cells, tissues, and consequently, organs lead to several clinical manifestations, such as musculoskeletal involvement. Indeed, the most common manifestation in the central nervous system is represented by cervical spinal stenosis due to bony alterations or dural thickening. Cervical involvement can commonly cause myelopathy and instability exerting severe symptoms. A prompt diagnosis and treatment of the aforementioned conditions is mandatory to ensure a better quality of life in patients with such debilitating disorders. Nevertheless, a clear consensus about their management (i.e., surgical or not) is still lacking, leading to an inevitable delay. This review aims to investigate and discuss the main causes of myelopathy in patients with mucopolysaccharidoses, available therapeutic strategies, and the impact and role of surgery on the neurological outcome.
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Spinal cord compression in patients with mucopolysaccharidosis. EUROPEAN SPINE JOURNAL : OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE EUROPEAN SPINE SOCIETY, THE EUROPEAN SPINAL DEFORMITY SOCIETY, AND THE EUROPEAN SECTION OF THE CERVICAL SPINE RESEARCH SOCIETY 2022; 31:1693-1699. [PMID: 35267074 DOI: 10.1007/s00586-022-07168-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2021] [Revised: 01/07/2022] [Accepted: 02/27/2022] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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PURPOSE Spinal abnormalities frequently occur in patients with mucopolysaccharidosis (MPS) types I, II, IV, and VI. The symptoms are manifold, which sometimes prolongs the diagnostic process and delays therapy. Spinal stenosis (SS) with spinal cord compression due to bone malformations and an accumulation of storage material in soft tissue are serious complications of MPS disease. Data on optimal perioperative therapeutic care of SS is limited. METHODS A retrospective chart analysis of patients with MPS and SS for the time period 01/1998 to 03/2021 was performed. Demographics, clinical data, neurological status, diagnostic evaluations (radiography, MRI, electrophysiology), and treatment modalities were documented. The extent of the SS and spinal canal diameter were analyzed. A Cox regression analysis was performed to identify prognostic factors for neurological outcomes. RESULTS Out of 209 MPS patients, 15 were included in this study. The most dominant type of MPS was I (-H) (n = 7; 46.7%). Preoperative neurological deterioration was the most frequent indication for further diagnostics (n = 12; 80%). The surgical procedure of choice was dorsal instrumentation with microsurgical decompression (n = 14; 93.3%). A univariate Cox regression analysis showed MPS type I (-H) to be associated with favorable neurological outcomes. CONCLUSION Early detection of spinal stenosis is highly relevant in patients with MPS. Detailed neurological assessment during follow-up is crucial for timeous detection of patients at risk. The surgical intervention of choice is dorsal instrumentation with microsurgical decompression and resection of thickened intraspinal tissue. Patients with MPS type I (-H) demonstrated the best neurological course.
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Stepien KM, Bentley A, Chen C, Dhemech MW, Gee E, Orton P, Pringle C, Rajan J, Saxena A, Tol G, Gadepalli C. Non-cardiac Manifestations in Adult Patients With Mucopolysaccharidosis. Front Cardiovasc Med 2022; 9:839391. [PMID: 35321113 PMCID: PMC8935042 DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2022.839391] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2021] [Accepted: 02/10/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Mucopolysaccharidoses (MPS) are a heterogeneous group of disorders that results in the absence or deficiency of lysosomal enzymes, leading to an inappropriate storage of glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) in various tissues of the body such as bones, cartilage, heart valves, arteries, upper airways, cornea, teeth, liver and nervous system. Clinical manifestations can become progressively exacerbated with age and affect their quality of life. Developments in advanced supportive treatment options such as enzyme replacement therapy (ERT), hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) may have improved patients' life span. Adult MPS patients require specialist clinical surveillance long-term. In many cases, in addition to the MPS-related health problems, they may develop age-related complications. Considering the complexity of their clinical manifestations and lack of guidelines on the management of adult MPS disorders, multispecialty and multidisciplinary teams' care is essential to diagnose and treat health problems that are likely to be encountered. This review presents non-cardiac clinical manifestations, their pathophysiology, management and long-term outcomes in adult MPS patients.
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- Karolina M. Stepien
- Adult Inherited Metabolic Diseases, Salford Royal National Health Service Foundation Trust, Salford, United Kingdom
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- Northwest Ventilation Unit and Sleep Department, Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester University National Health Service Foundation Trust, Manchester, United Kingdom
- Academic Health Sciences Centre, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
- Intensive Care & Respiratory Medicine, Manchester University National Health Service Foundation Trust, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Clinical Neuropsychology, Salford Royal National Health Service Foundation Trust, Salford, United Kingdom
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- Northwest Ventilation Unit and Sleep Department, Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester University National Health Service Foundation Trust, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery, Salford Royal National Health Service Foundation Trust, Salford, United Kingdom
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- Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery, Salford Royal National Health Service Foundation Trust, Salford, United Kingdom
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- Neurosurgery, Salford Royal National Health Service Foundation Trust, Salford, United Kingdom
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- Manchester and Salford Pain Centre, Salford Royal National Health Service Foundation Trust, Salford, United Kingdom
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- Neurosurgery, Salford Royal National Health Service Foundation Trust, Salford, United Kingdom
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- Anaesthetics Department, Salford Royal National Health Service Foundation Trust, Salford, United Kingdom
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- Ear, Nose and Throat, Salford Royal National Health Service Foundation Trust, Salford, United Kingdom
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Shah A, Jadhav N, Dandpat S, Goel A. Atlantoaxial instability in a case of Maroteaux-Lamy syndrome. JOURNAL OF CRANIOVERTEBRAL JUNCTION AND SPINE 2021; 12:91-94. [PMID: 33850389 PMCID: PMC8035579 DOI: 10.4103/jcvjs.jcvjs_5_21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2021] [Accepted: 01/17/2021] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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A relatively rare report of an 8-year-old girl with Maroteaux-Lamy syndrome that is Type VI mucopolysaccharidosis who presented with symptoms of spastic quadriparesis related to atlantoaxial instability is presented. Atlantoaxial stabilization resulted in rapid and sustained neurological recovery.
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- Abhidha Shah
- Department of Neurosurgery, K.E.M. Hospital and Seth G.S. Medical College, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Neurosurgery, K.E.M. Hospital and Seth G.S. Medical College, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Neurosurgery, K.E.M. Hospital and Seth G.S. Medical College, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Neurosurgery, K.E.M. Hospital and Seth G.S. Medical College, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.,Lilavati Hospital and Research Centre, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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Intraoperative Neurological Monitoring in Lower Limb Surgery for Patients With Mucopolysaccharidoses. J Pediatr Orthop 2021; 41:182-189. [PMID: 33323879 DOI: 10.1097/bpo.0000000000001720] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND There are reports of spinal cord injury (SCI) occurring after lower extremity (LE) surgery in children with mucopolysaccharidoses (MPS). Intraoperative neurological monitoring (IONM) has been adopted in some centers to assess real-time spinal cord function during these procedures. The aim of this investigation was to review 3 specialty centers' experiences with MPS patients undergoing LE surgery. We report how IONM affected care and the details of spinal cord injuries in these patients. METHODS All pediatric MPS patients who underwent LE surgery between 2001 and 2018 were reviewed at 3 children's orthopaedic specialty centers. Demographic and surgical details were reviewed. Estimated blood loss (EBL), surgical time, positioning, use of IONM, and changes in management as a result of IONM were recorded. Details of any spinal cord injuries were examined in detail. RESULTS During the study period, 92 patients with MPS underwent 252 LE surgeries. IONM was used in 83 of 252 (32.9%) surgeries, and intraoperative care was altered in 17 of 83 (20.5%) cases, including serial repositioning (n=7), aggressive blood pressure management (n=6), and abortion of procedures (n=8). IONM was utilized in cases with larger EBL (279 vs. 130 mL) and longer operative time (274 vs. 175 min) compared with procedures without IONM. Three patients without IONM sustained complete thoracic SCI postoperatively, all from cord infarction in the upper thoracic region. These 3 cases were characterized by long surgical time (328±41 min) and substantial EBL (533±416 mL or 30.5% of total blood volume; range, 11% to 50%). No LE surgeries accompanied by IONM experienced SCI. CONCLUSIONS Patients with MPS undergoing LE orthopaedic surgery may be at risk for SCI, particularly if the procedures are long or are expected to have large EBL. One hypothesis for the etiology of SCI in this setting is hypoperfusion of the upper thoracic spinal cord due to prolonged intraoperative or postoperative hypotension. IONM during these procedures may mitigate the risk of SCI by identifying real-time changes in spinal cord function during surgery, inciting a change in the surgical plan. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE Level III-retrospective comparative series.
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Lins CF, de Carvalho TL, de Moraes Carneiro ER, da Costa Mariz Filho PJ, Dias Mansur MC, Dos Santos Moraes R, Matos MA. MRI findings of the cervical spine in patients with mucopolysaccharidosis type VI: relationship with neurological physical examination. Clin Radiol 2020; 75:441-447. [PMID: 32061396 DOI: 10.1016/j.crad.2020.01.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2019] [Accepted: 01/15/2020] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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AIM To describe the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings of the cervical spine of patients with mucopolysaccharidosis type VI (MPS VI) and correlate them with clinical manifestations. MATERIALS AND METHODS This is a cross-sectional study involving 12 patients with MPS VI. A limited neurological examination was undertaken in each patient including Tinel's test, assessment of muscle tone, and the evaluation of deep tendon reflexes. Additionally, each patient underwent cervical spine MRI to evaluate platybasia, odontoid dysplasia, periodontoid soft-tissue thickening, spinal canal stenosis, myelopathy, basilar invagination, platyspondyly, and reduction of nasopharyngeal airway. RESULTS Nine patients were male (75%). The average age was 12.5 (±3.5 years). Tinel's test was negative in all patients. No muscle tone abnormalities were observed. Approximately 48% of the tested reflexes were considered abnormal, 10 of which (8.3%) were pathological occurring in five different patients (41.6%). At MRI, all patients showed periodontoid soft-tissue thickening and cervical spinal stenosis; six showed spinal cord compression and two showed myelopathy. Odontoid hypoplasia and basilar invagination were observed in nine patients. All patients with cervical stenosis on MRI had abnormal reflexes; however, only two of the six patients with evidence of cord compression on MRI had abnormal reflexes on clinical examination. CONCLUSIONS The present study of 12 patients with MPS VI demonstrated that a normal neurological examination cannot confidently exclude potential cord compression in patients with this condition. MRI may aid in the timely identification of cervical spine abnormalities, and potentially play a role in lessening morbidity and mortality in patients with MPS.
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- C Freitas Lins
- Bahiana School of Medicine and Public Health, Av. Dom João VI, 275, 40290-000, Salvador-Bahia, Brazil; Delfin Medicina Diagnóstica, Av. Antônio Carlos Magalhães, 442, 41800-700, Salvador-Bahia, Brazil.
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- Bahiana School of Medicine and Public Health, Av. Dom João VI, 275, 40290-000, Salvador-Bahia, Brazil
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- Delfin Medicina Diagnóstica, Av. Antônio Carlos Magalhães, 442, 41800-700, Salvador-Bahia, Brazil
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- Delfin Medicina Diagnóstica, Av. Antônio Carlos Magalhães, 442, 41800-700, Salvador-Bahia, Brazil
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- Delfin Medicina Diagnóstica, Av. Antônio Carlos Magalhães, 442, 41800-700, Salvador-Bahia, Brazil
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- Bahiana School of Medicine and Public Health, Av. Dom João VI, 275, 40290-000, Salvador-Bahia, Brazil
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Akyol MU, Alden TD, Amartino H, Ashworth J, Belani K, Berger KI, Borgo A, Braunlin E, Eto Y, Gold JI, Jester A, Jones SA, Karsli C, Mackenzie W, Marinho DR, McFadyen A, McGill J, Mitchell JJ, Muenzer J, Okuyama T, Orchard PJ, Stevens B, Thomas S, Walker R, Wynn R, Giugliani R, Harmatz P, Hendriksz C, Scarpa M. Recommendations for the management of MPS VI: systematic evidence- and consensus-based guidance. Orphanet J Rare Dis 2019; 14:118. [PMID: 31142378 PMCID: PMC6541999 DOI: 10.1186/s13023-019-1080-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2019] [Accepted: 04/25/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Introduction Mucopolysaccharidosis (MPS) VI or Maroteaux-Lamy syndrome (253200) is an autosomal recessive lysosomal storage disorder caused by deficiency in N-acetylgalactosamine-4-sulfatase (arylsulfatase B). The heterogeneity and progressive nature of MPS VI necessitates a multidisciplinary team approach and there is a need for robust guidance to achieve optimal management. This programme was convened to develop evidence-based, expert-agreed recommendations for the general principles of management, routine monitoring requirements and the use of medical and surgical interventions in patients with MPS VI. Methods 26 international healthcare professionals from various disciplines, all with expertise in managing MPS VI, and three patient advocates formed the Steering Committee group (SC) and contributed to the development of this guidance. Members from six Patient Advocacy Groups (PAGs) acted as advisors and attended interviews to ensure representation of the patient perspective. A modified-Delphi methodology was used to demonstrate consensus among a wider group of healthcare professionals with expertise and experience managing patients with MPS VI and the manuscript has been evaluated against the validated Appraisal of Guidelines for Research and Evaluation (AGREE II) instrument by three independent reviewers. Results A total of 93 guidance statements were developed covering five domains: (1) general management principles; (2) recommended routine monitoring and assessments; (3) enzyme replacement therapy (ERT) and hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT); (4) interventions to support respiratory and sleep disorders; (5) anaesthetics and surgical interventions. Consensus was reached on all statements after two rounds of voting. The greatest challenges faced by patients as relayed by consultation with PAGs were deficits in endurance, dexterity, hearing, vision and respiratory function. The overall guideline AGREE II assessment score obtained for the development of the guidance was 5.3/7 (where 1 represents the lowest quality and 7 represents the highest quality of guidance). Conclusion This manuscript provides evidence- and consensus-based recommendations for the management of patients with MPS VI and is for use by healthcare professionals that manage the holistic care of patients with the intention to improve clinical- and patient-reported outcomes and enhance patient quality of life. It is recognised that the guidance provided represents a point in time and further research is required to address current knowledge and evidence gaps. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s13023-019-1080-y) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Child Neurology Department, Hospital Universitario Austral, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Department of Paediatric Ophthalmology, Manchester Royal Eye Hospital, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK
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- Department of Anesthesiology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Departments of Medicine and Neuroscience and Physiology, New York University School of Medicine, André Cournand Pulmonary Physiology Laboratory, Bellevue Hospital, New York, NY, USA
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- Orthopaedics Clinic, Padova University Hospital, Padova, Italy
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- Division of Pediatric Cardiology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Advanced Clinical Research Centre, Institute of Neurological Disorders, Kanagawa, Japan and Department of Paediatrics/Gene Therapy, Tokyo Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Keck School of Medicine, Departments of Anesthesiology, Pediatrics, and Psychiatry & Behavioural Sciences, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Department of Anesthesiology Critical Care Medicine, 4650 Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Hand and Upper Limb Service, Department of Plastic Surgery, Birmingham Women's and Children's Hospital, Birmingham, UK
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- Willink Biochemical Genetic Unit, Manchester Centre for Genomic Medicine, St Mary's Hospital, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada
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- Department of Orthopedics, Nemours/Alfred I. Dupont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, DE, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, UFRGS, and Ophthalmology Service, HCPA, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Department of Metabolic Medicine, Queensland Children's Hospital, Brisbane, Australia
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- Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Montreal Children's Hospital, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, National Centre for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Department of Paediatric Anaesthesia, Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, Manchester, UK
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- Department of Paediatric Haematology, Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, Manchester, UK
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- Department of Genetics, UFRGS, and Medical Genetics Service, HCPA, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
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- UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland, Oakland, CA, USA
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- Steve Biko Academic Hospital, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
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- Center for Rare Diseases at Host Schmidt Kliniken, Wiesbaden, Germany and Department of Paediatrics, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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Eisengart JB, Rudser KD, Xue Y, Orchard P, Miller W, Lund T, Van der Ploeg A, Mercer J, Jones S, Mengel KE, Gökce S, Guffon N, Giugliani R, de Souza CFM, Shapiro EG, Whitley CB. Long-term outcomes of systemic therapies for Hurler syndrome: an international multicenter comparison. Genet Med 2018; 20:1423-1429. [PMID: 29517765 PMCID: PMC6129229 DOI: 10.1038/gim.2018.29] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2017] [Accepted: 01/25/2018] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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PURPOSE Early treatment is critical for mucopolysaccharidosis type I (MPS I), justifying its incorporation into newborn screening. Enzyme replacement therapy (ERT) treats MPS I, yet presumptions that ERT cannot penetrate the blood-brain barrier (BBB) support recommendations that hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) treat the severe, neurodegenerative form (Hurler syndrome). Ethics precludes randomized comparison of ERT with HCT, but insight into this comparison is presented with an international cohort of patients with Hurler syndrome who received long-term ERT from a young age. METHODS Long-term survival and neurologic outcomes were compared among three groups of patients with Hurler syndrome: 18 treated with ERT monotherapy (ERT group), 54 who underwent HCT (HCT group), and 23 who received no therapy (Untreated). All were followed starting before age 5 years. A sensitivity analysis restricted age of treatment below 3 years. RESULTS Survival was worse when comparing ERT versus HCT, and Untreated versus ERT. The cumulative incidences of hydrocephalus and cervical spinal cord compression were greater in ERT versus HCT. Findings persisted in the sensitivity analysis. CONCLUSION As newborn screening widens treatment opportunity for Hurler syndrome, this examination of early treatment quantifies some ERT benefit, supports presumptions about BBB impenetrability, and aligns with current guidelines to treat with HCT.
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- Julie B Eisengart
- Division of Clinical Behavioral Neuroscience, Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
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- Division of Biostatistics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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- Sanofi Genzyme Corporation, Naarden, the Netherlands
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology/Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology/Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology/Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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- Center for Lysosomal and Metabolic Diseases, Erasmus MC University Hospital, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Willink Biochemical Genetics Unit, Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, Manchester, UK
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- Departments of Haematology and BMT, Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, Manchester, UK
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- Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Villa Metabolica, University Medical Center-Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Villa Metabolica, University Medical Center-Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- Centre de Référence des Maladies Héréditaires du Métabolisme, Hôpital Femme Mère Enfant, Bron Cedex, France
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- Department of Genetics, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul and Medical Genetics Service, Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Department of Genetics, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul and Medical Genetics Service, Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Division of Clinical Behavioral Neuroscience, Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
- Shapiro Neuropsychology Consulting, Portland, Oregon, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics and Department of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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Abnormalities of the craniovertebral junction in the paediatric population: a novel biomechanical approach. Clin Radiol 2018; 73:839-854. [DOI: 10.1016/j.crad.2018.05.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2017] [Accepted: 05/15/2018] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Bulut E, Pektas E, Sivri HS, Bilginer B, Umaroglu MM, Ozgen B. Evaluation of spinal involvement in children with mucopolysaccharidosis VI: the role of MRI. Br J Radiol 2018; 91:20170744. [PMID: 29376740 DOI: 10.1259/bjr.20170744] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate spinal MRI features of mucopolysaccharidosis (MPS) VI and to assess the correlation with clinical findings. METHODS We retrospectively evaluated spinal MRI scans and clinical findings at the time of imaging in 14 patients (8 male, 6 female) with MPS VI. Craniometric measurements were performed and the images were assessed for bony anomalies, spinal stenosis and spinal cord compression. The degree of cervical cord compression was scored and correlated with neurological examination findings at the time of imaging. Vertebral alignment, structural changes in spinal ligaments and intervertebral discs were also assessed. RESULTS All patients had cervical stenosis due to bony stenosis and thickened retrodental tissue (median: 6.05 mm, range 3.3-8 mm). Retrodental tissue thickness was found to increase with age (p = 0.042). Compressive myelopathy was detected at upper cervical level in 11 (79%) and lower thoracic level in 2 patients (14%). Significant inverse correlation was found between cervical myelopathy scores and neurological strength scores. The most common bony changes were hypo/dysplastic odontoid; cervical platyspondyly with anterior inferior beaking; thoracic posterior end plate depressions and lumbar posterior scalloping. Kyphosis due to retrolisthesis of the beaked lumbar vertebrae and acute sacrococcygeal angulations were other remarkable findings. CONCLUSION MRI is an essential component in evaluation of spinal involvement in MPS VI, and scanning of the entire spine is recommended to rule out thoracic cord compression. Advances in knowledge: This study provides a detailed description of spinal MRI findings in MPS VI and underlines the role of MRI in management of cord compression.
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- Elif Bulut
- 1 Department of Radiology, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine , Ankara , Turkey
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- 2 Department of Pediatric Metabolism, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine , Ankara , Turkey
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- 2 Department of Pediatric Metabolism, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine , Ankara , Turkey
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- 3 Department of Neurosurgery, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine , Ankara , Turkey
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- 4 Department of Biostatistics, Hacettepe University , Ankara , Turkey
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- 1 Department of Radiology, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine , Ankara , Turkey
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Alden TD, Amartino H, Dalla Corte A, Lampe C, Harmatz PR, Vedolin L. Surgical management of neurological manifestations of mucopolysaccharidosis disorders. Mol Genet Metab 2017; 122S:41-48. [PMID: 29153846 DOI: 10.1016/j.ymgme.2017.09.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2017] [Revised: 09/26/2017] [Accepted: 09/26/2017] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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The mucopolysaccharidosis (MPS) disorders are ultra-rare lysosomal storage disorders associated with progressive accumulation of glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) in cells and tissues throughout the body. Clinical manifestations and progression rates vary widely across and within the different types of MPS. Neurological symptoms occur frequently, and may result directly from brain damage caused by infiltration of GAGs, or develop secondary to somatic manifestations such as spinal cord compression, hydrocephalus, and peripheral nerve entrapment. Management of secondary neurological manifestations often requires surgical correction of the underlying somatic cause. The present review discusses the surgical management of neurological disease in patients with MPS, including diagnostic imaging. Background information is derived from presentations and discussions during a meeting on the brain in MPS, attended by an international group of experts (April 28-30, 2016, Stockholm, Sweden), and additional literature searches.
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- Tord D Alden
- Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA.
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- Department of Child Neurology, Hospital Universitario Austral, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Post-Graduate Course in Medical Sciences, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Center for Rare Diseases, Clinic for Children and Adolescents, Helios Dr. Horst Schmidt Kliniken, Wiesbaden, Germany
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- UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland, Oakland, CA, USA
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Peck SH, Casal ML, Malhotra NR, Ficicioglu C, Smith LJ. Pathogenesis and treatment of spine disease in the mucopolysaccharidoses. Mol Genet Metab 2016; 118:232-43. [PMID: 27296532 PMCID: PMC4970936 DOI: 10.1016/j.ymgme.2016.06.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2016] [Revised: 06/03/2016] [Accepted: 06/03/2016] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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The mucopolysaccharidoses (MPS) are a family of lysosomal storage disorders characterized by deficient activity of enzymes that degrade glycosaminoglycans (GAGs). Skeletal disease is common in MPS patients, with the severity varying both within and between subtypes. Within the spectrum of skeletal disease, spinal manifestations are particularly prevalent. Developmental and degenerative abnormalities affecting the substructures of the spine can result in compression of the spinal cord and associated neural elements. Resulting neurological complications, including pain and paralysis, significantly reduce patient quality of life and life expectancy. Systemic therapies for MPS, such as hematopoietic stem cell transplantation and enzyme replacement therapy, have shown limited efficacy for improving spinal manifestations in patients and animal models. Therefore, there is a pressing need for new therapeutic approaches that specifically target this debilitating aspect of the disease. In this review, we examine how pathological abnormalities affecting the key substructures of the spine - the discs, vertebrae, odontoid process and dura - contribute to the progression of spinal deformity and symptomatic compression of neural elements. Specifically, we review current understanding of the underlying pathophysiology of spine disease in MPS, how the tissues of the spine respond to current clinical and experimental treatments, and discuss future strategies for improving the efficacy of these treatments.
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- Sun H Peck
- Department of Neurosurgery, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, United States; Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, United States
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- Department of Clinical Studies, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, United States
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, United States; Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, United States
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- Division of Human Genetics and Metabolism, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, United States
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, United States; Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, United States.
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Solanki GA, Sun PP, Martin KW, Hendriksz CJ, Lampe C, Guffon N, Hung A, Sisic Z, Shediac R, Harmatz PR. Cervical cord compression in mucopolysaccharidosis VI (MPS VI): Findings from the MPS VI Clinical Surveillance Program (CSP). Mol Genet Metab 2016; 118:310-8. [PMID: 27339555 DOI: 10.1016/j.ymgme.2016.06.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2016] [Revised: 05/31/2016] [Accepted: 06/01/2016] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To gain insight into the frequency, age of onset, and management of cervical cord compression in mucopolysaccharidosis VI (MPS VI). METHODS Cervical spine magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) data and/or cervical decompression surgery data collected between 30 June 2005 and 1 September 2015 were analyzed from subjects enrolled in the MPS VI Clinical Surveillance Program (CSP) (ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT00214773), an ongoing multicenter, observational, retrospective and prospective registry. RESULTS Of 213 subjects enrolled in the CSP, 134 (62.9%) had at least one documented cervical spine MRI assessment. An additional four subjects were identified through surgery records alone to yield a study population comprising 138 subjects (mean age at enrollment =15.1years; age range=0.80-65.0years). Cervical cord compression was documented in 101 (75.4%) of the 134 subjects with ≥1 MRI assessment, the majority (95.0%) by the time of the first recorded MRI. In general, subjects with cervical cord compression had significantly lower height Z-scores compared to those without cervical cord compression (p<0.0001); nevertheless, a few subjects of taller stature had documented cervical cord compression at a young age. Most subjects >20years of age (31/33, 93.9%) presented with cervical cord compression. There was an insufficient number of subjects with both pre- and post-enzyme replacement therapy (ERT) MRI data to determine any association between ERT and cervical cord compression. Surgical decompression was performed on 58 subjects (42.0%), with mean age at first surgery of 13.1years. Decompression plus stabilization procedures accounted for 12.1% of surgeries. Eight subjects (13.8%) underwent reoperation. Complications during or following surgery were reported in 3 subjects, with anesthesia-related complications resulting in two deaths. CONCLUSIONS All individuals with MPS VI are at high risk of developing cervical cord compression at an early age. Routine MRI assessments should be initiated from the time of MPS VI diagnosis. The perioperative management of MPS VI patients can be challenging. This study contributes to the understanding of the natural history of MPS VI.
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- Guirish A Solanki
- Birmingham Children's Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK.
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- UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland, Oakland, CA, USA
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- Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Salford Royal Foundation NHS Trust, Manchester, UK; Steve Biko Academic Unit, University of Pretoria, South Africa
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- Advance Research Associates, Santa Clara, CA, USA
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- UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland, Oakland, CA, USA
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Silva LECTD, Barros AGCD, Cavalcanti LR, Castro CJD, Tavares RH, Souza RTD. RESULTS OF SURGICAL TREATMENT IN THE CRANIOCERVICAL JUNCTION IN MUCOPOLYSACCHARIDOSIS. COLUNA/COLUMNA 2016. [DOI: 10.1590/s1808-185120161501153519] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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ABSTRACT Objective: Evaluate the results after decompression and stabilization of craniocervical junction in patients with mucopolysaccharidosis (MPS). Method: Retrospective study of 10 patients with MPS through the analysis of medical records and additional tests. Result: All patients with mid-term and long-term follow-up achieved consolidation of the arthrodesis and 87.5% had neurological improvement of Nurick score. Conclusion: Early diagnosis and intervention in cases of stenosis and/or craniocervical instability of patients with MPS provide patients a good recovery of neurological function, despite the great technical difficulty and risk of complications.
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Vairo F, Federhen A, Baldo G, Riegel M, Burin M, Leistner-Segal S, Giugliani R. Diagnostic and treatment strategies in mucopolysaccharidosis VI. APPLICATION OF CLINICAL GENETICS 2015; 8:245-55. [PMID: 26586959 PMCID: PMC4634832 DOI: 10.2147/tacg.s68650] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Mucopolysaccharidosis VI (MPS VI) is a very rare autosomal recessive disorder caused by mutations in the ARSB gene, which lead to deficient activity of the lysosomal enzyme ASB. This enzyme is important for the breakdown of the glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) dermatan sulfate and chondroitin sulfate, which accumulate in body tissues and organs of MPS VI patients. The storage of GAGs (especially dermatan sulfate) causes bone dysplasia, joint restriction, organomegaly, heart disease, and corneal clouding, among several other problems, and reduced life span. Despite the fact that most cases are severe, there is a spectrum of severity and some cases are so attenuated that diagnosis is made late in life. Although the analysis of urinary GAGs and/or the measurement of enzyme activity in dried blood spots are useful screening methods, the diagnosis is based in the demonstration of the enzyme deficiency in leucocytes or fibroblasts, and/or in the identification of pathogenic mutations in the ARSB gene. Specific treatment with enzyme replacement has been available since 2005. It is safe and effective, bringing measurable benefits and increased survival to patients. As several evidences indicate that early initiation of therapy may lead to a better outcome, newborn screening is being considered for this condition, and it is already in place in selected areas where the incidence of MPS VI is increased. However, as enzyme replacement therapy is not curative, associated therapies should be considered, and research on innovative therapies continues. The management of affected patients by a multidisciplinary team with experience in MPS diseases is highly recommended.
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- Filippo Vairo
- Medical Genetics Service, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brazil ; Department of Genetics, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil ; Clinical Research Group on Medical Genetics, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Medical Genetics Service, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brazil ; Clinical Research Group on Medical Genetics, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brazil ; Post-Graduate Program in Child and Adolescent Health, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Medical Genetics Service, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brazil ; Department of Genetics, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil ; Gene Therapy Center, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brazil ; Post-Graduate Program in Genetics and Molecular Biology, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil ; Department of Physiology, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Medical Genetics Service, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brazil ; Post-Graduate Program in Genetics and Molecular Biology, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Medical Genetics Service, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Medical Genetics Service, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brazil ; Post-Graduate Program in Medical Sciences, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Medical Genetics Service, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brazil ; Department of Genetics, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil ; Clinical Research Group on Medical Genetics, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brazil ; Post-Graduate Program in Child and Adolescent Health, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil ; Gene Therapy Center, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brazil ; Post-Graduate Program in Genetics and Molecular Biology, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil ; Post-Graduate Program in Medical Sciences, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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Horovitz DDG, Acosta AX, de Rosso Giuliani L, Ribeiro EM. Mucopolysaccharidosis type VI on enzyme replacement therapy since infancy: Six years follow-up of four children. Mol Genet Metab Rep 2015. [PMID: 28649537 PMCID: PMC5471404 DOI: 10.1016/j.ymgmr.2015.09.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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- Dafne D G Horovitz
- Centro de Genetica Medica, Instituto Nacional de Saúde da Mulher, da Criança e do Adolescente Fernandes Figueira/FIOCRUZ, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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Gray-Edwards HL, Brunson BL, Holland M, Hespel AM, Bradbury AM, McCurdy VJ, Beadlescomb PM, Randle AN, Salibi N, Denney TS, Beyers RJ, Johnson AK, Voyles ML, Montgomery RD, Wilson DU, Hudson JA, Cox NR, Baker HJ, Sena-Esteves M, Martin DR. Mucopolysaccharidosis-like phenotype in feline Sandhoff disease and partial correction after AAV gene therapy. Mol Genet Metab 2015; 116:80-7. [PMID: 25971245 DOI: 10.1016/j.ymgme.2015.05.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2015] [Revised: 05/06/2015] [Accepted: 05/06/2015] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Sandhoff disease (SD) is a fatal neurodegenerative disease caused by a mutation in the enzyme β-N-acetylhexosaminidase. Children with infantile onset SD develop seizures, loss of motor tone and swallowing problems, eventually reaching a vegetative state with death typically by 4years of age. Other symptoms include vertebral gibbus and cardiac abnormalities strikingly similar to those of the mucopolysaccharidoses. Isolated fibroblasts from SD patients have impaired catabolism of glycosaminoglycans (GAGs). To evaluate mucopolysaccharidosis-like features of the feline SD model, we utilized radiography, MRI, echocardiography, histopathology and GAG quantification of both central nervous system and peripheral tissues/fluids. The feline SD model exhibits cardiac valvular and structural abnormalities, skeletal changes and spinal cord compression that are consistent with accumulation of GAGs, but are much less prominent than the severe neurologic disease that defines the humane endpoint (4.5±0.5months). Sixteen weeks after intracranial AAV gene therapy, GAG storage was cleared in the SD cat cerebral cortex and liver, but not in the heart, lung, skeletal muscle, kidney, spleen, pancreas, small intestine, skin, or urine. GAG storage worsens with time and therefore may become a significant source of pathology in humans whose lives are substantially lengthened by gene therapy or other novel treatments for the primary, neurologic disease.
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- Heather L Gray-Edwards
- Scott-Ritchey Research Center, College of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, USA.
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- Department of Anatomy, Physiology & Pharmacology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, USA
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, USA
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, USA
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- Scott-Ritchey Research Center, College of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, USA; Department of Anatomy, Physiology & Pharmacology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, USA
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- Scott-Ritchey Research Center, College of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, USA; Department of Anatomy, Physiology & Pharmacology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, USA
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- Scott-Ritchey Research Center, College of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, USA; Department of Anatomy, Physiology & Pharmacology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, USA
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- Scott-Ritchey Research Center, College of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, USA
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- MR R&D Siemens Healthcare, Malvern, PA, USA; Auburn University MRI Research Center, Auburn, AL, USA
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- Auburn University MRI Research Center, Auburn, AL, USA; Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, USA
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, USA
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, USA
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, USA
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- Scott-Ritchey Research Center, College of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, USA; Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, USA
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, USA
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- Scott-Ritchey Research Center, College of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, USA; Department of Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, USA
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- Scott-Ritchey Research Center, College of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, USA; Department of Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, USA
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- Department of Neurology and Gene Therapy Center, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA
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- Scott-Ritchey Research Center, College of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, USA; Department of Anatomy, Physiology & Pharmacology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, USA
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Żuber Z, Jurecka A, Jurkiewicz E, Kieć-Wilk B, Tylki-Szymańska A. Cervical spine MRI findings in patients with Mucopolysaccharidosis type II. Pediatr Neurosurg 2015; 50:26-30. [PMID: 25721852 DOI: 10.1159/000371658] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2014] [Accepted: 12/16/2014] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Mucopolysaccharidosis type II (MPS II; Hunter syndrome) is an X-linked, recessive, lysosomal storage disorder caused by deficiency of iduronate-2-sulfatase (EC 3.1.6.13). The purpose of this report is to describe cervical spine magnetic resonance (MRI) findings in MPS II patients and to correlate them with clinical phenotype. Seven cervical spine MRI examinations from Polish MPS II patients (mean age 11.4 years, median age 8 years, range 5-30) were evaluated. Six patients were classified as neurological (85.7%) and 1 as attenuated (14.3%). Five patients were treated with idursulfase (range 110-260 weeks, mean 195, median 200), while 2 patients never received the treatment. The following features were assessed: periodontoid thickening, spinal stenosis, dens hypoplasia, myelopathy, and vertebral and intervertebral disc abnormalities. Mean age at evaluation was 11 years (range 5-30, median 8). Cervical spine MRI was abnormal in all the patients and the most frequent abnormalities found were dens hypoplasia (100%), periodontoid thickening (100%), disc abnormalities (100%) and spinal stenosis (43%). There was no clear correlation between MRI findings and patients' phenotypes.
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- Zbigniew Żuber
- Department of Pediatrics, St. Louis Regional Children's Hospital, Cracow, Poland
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Borlot F, Arantes PR, Quaio CR, Franco JFDS, Lourenço CM, Bertola DR, Kim CA. New insights in mucopolysaccharidosis type VI: neurological perspective. Brain Dev 2014; 36:585-92. [PMID: 23972383 DOI: 10.1016/j.braindev.2013.07.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2013] [Accepted: 07/17/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Mucopolysaccharidosis type VI is a rare autosomal recessive storage disorder, caused by deficiency of arylsulfatase B. Data on neurological involvement in mucopolysaccharidosis type VI patients under enzyme-replacement therapy are limited. This study explores the neurological and magnetic resonance imaging findings in a sample of mucopolysaccharidosis type VI patients receiving enzyme-replacement therapy. METHODS We performed a cross-sectional study including six patients with biochemical confirmation of mucopolysaccharidosis type VI and at least 105 consecutive weeks (two years) receiving intravenous enzyme-replacement therapy. The protocol included a comprehensive clinical examination, brain and spinal cord magnetic resonance imaging for all subjects. RESULTS Overall, cognition was spared, while we found presence of hearing impairment, increasing in deep tendon reflexes and deep sensation reduction in three patients. In addition to the classical abnormalities related to other types of mucopolysaccharidosis, imaging studies demonstrated morphological changes in anatomy of middle cranial fossa and sella shape. Even in asymptomatic or mild compromised patients, spinal cord compression was found. In four patients we noticed atlantoaxial joint subluxation and three had cervical spinal stenosis. Degenerative processes involving vertebral column, including discal protrusion and axis abnormalities, were present in all patients. CONCLUSIONS Neuroaxis involvement was a universal finding and neurological examination might not predict the severity of the disease in course. Image studies should not be performed according exclusively clinical parameters for these patients, once we have demonstrated that neurological involvement may be silent in these patients.
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- Felippe Borlot
- Genetics Unit, Instituto da Criança, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Brazil.
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- Genetics Unit, Instituto da Criança, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Brazil
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- Genetics Unit, Instituto da Criança, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Brazil
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- Genetics Unit, Instituto da Criança, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Brazil
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Journeau P, Garin C, Polirsztok E, Jouve JL. Atteintes osseuses des mucopolysaccharidoses. Arch Pediatr 2014; 21 Suppl 1:S4-13. [DOI: 10.1016/s0929-693x(14)72253-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Taylor NE, Dengel DR, Lund TC, Rudser KD, Orchard PJ, Steinberger J, Whitley CB, Polgreen LE. Isokinetic muscle strength differences in patients with mucopolysaccharidosis I, II, and VI. J Pediatr Rehabil Med 2014; 7:353-60. [PMID: 25547887 PMCID: PMC4438747 DOI: 10.3233/prm-140305] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To determine muscular strength differences in patients with MPS-I, II, and VI versus age- and sex-matched healthy controls. METHODS Dominant leg isokinetic knee extension strength was measured at 90 and 120 degrees per second (d/s) using a dynamometer in 30 subjects with MPS and 42 controls (5-16 yrs). MPS-I was further divided into MPS-IA (attenuated) and MPS-IH (severe). Strength measures analyzed were peak torque (PkT), peak torque per unit body weight (PkT/BW) and per unit lean body mass (PkT/LBM), and average power (AP). RESULTS Following adjusting strength measures for age, MPS-IH and MPS-II had significantly lower strength measures for all variables at both angular velocities. MPS-VI had significantly lower PkT, PkT/LBM, and AP compared to controls at 90 and 120d/s. In contrast, MPS-IA was not significantly different from controls for any strength variable at either angular velocity. CONCLUSION The results of this study suggest that decrements in skeletal muscle strength depend on MPS diagnosis and severity of disease. Children with MPS-IH demonstrate the greatest difference in muscular strength compared to healthy controls.
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- Natalie E Taylor
- School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin, WI, USA
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- School of Kinesiology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Division of Pediatric Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Division of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Division of Pediatric Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Division of Pediatric Genetics and Metabolism, Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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Craniovertebral junction pathological features and their management in the mucopolysaccharidoses. Adv Tech Stand Neurosurg 2014; 40:313-31. [PMID: 24265052 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-01065-6_11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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The mucopolysaccharidoses (MPS) are multisystemic inherited metabolic diseases caused by the deficiency of the enzymes involved in the degradation of glycosaminoglycans (GAGs), which variably involve the central nervous system, heart, lungs, and bones.Undegraded or only partly degraded GAGs accumulate in the extracellular matrix, joint fluid, and connective tissue leading to widespread tissue and organ dysfunction.The introduction of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) and enzyme replacement therapy (ERT) has positively affected the natural history of MPS patients and their life expectancy. However, the presence of spinal abnormalities and deposition of GAGs in soft tissues remains nearly unaltered.Abnormalities of the craniovertebral junction (CVJ) and GAG deposits can result in spinal cord compression with slowly progressive myelopathy or acute posttraumatic tetraplegia.The current paper discusses neuroimaging findings in a consecutive series of 42 MPS patients followed at our Center for Metabolic Diseases and their neurosurgical issues.Current recommendations for decompression and fusion will be discussed according to our experience and review of the literature.
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Horovitz DDG, Magalhães TSPC, Acosta A, Ribeiro EM, Giuliani LR, Palhares DB, Kim CA, de Paula AC, Kerstenestzy M, Pianovski MAD, Costa MIF, Santos FC, Martins AM, Aranda CS, Correa Neto J, Holanda GBM, Cardoso L, da Silva CAB, Bonatti RCF, Ribeiro BFR, Rodrigues MDCS, Llerena JC. Enzyme replacement therapy with galsulfase in 34 children younger than five years of age with MPS VI. Mol Genet Metab 2013; 109:62-9. [PMID: 23535281 DOI: 10.1016/j.ymgme.2013.02.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2012] [Revised: 02/26/2013] [Accepted: 02/26/2013] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND Mucopolysaccharidosis type VI (MPS VI) is a progressive, chronic and multisystem lysosomal storage disease with a wide disease spectrum. Clinical and biochemical improvements have been reported for MPS VI patients on enzyme replacement therapy (ERT) with rhASB (recombinant human arylsulfatase B; galsulfase, Naglazyme®, BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc.), making early diagnosis and intervention imperative for optimal patient outcomes. Few studies have included children younger than five years of age. This report describes 34 MPS VI patients that started treatment with galsulfase before five years of age. METHODS Data from patients who initiated treatment at <5 years of age were collected from patients' medical records. Baseline and follow-up assessments of common symptoms that led to diagnosis and that were used to evaluate disease progression and treatment efficacy were evaluated. RESULTS A significant negative correlation was seen with treatment with ERT and urinary GAG levels. Of those with baseline and follow-up growth data, 47% remained on their pre-treatment growth curve or moved to a higher percentile after treatment. Of the 9 patients with baseline and follow-up sleep studies, 5 remained unaffected and 1 patient initially with mild sleep apnea showed improvement. Data regarding cardiac, ophthalmic, central nervous system, hearing, surgical interventions and development are also reported. No patient discontinued treatment due to an adverse event and all that were treatment-emergent resolved. CONCLUSIONS The prescribed dosage of 1mg/kg IV weekly with galsulfase ERT is shown to be safe and effective in slowing and/or improving certain aspects of the disease, although patients should be closely monitored for complications associated with the natural history of the disease, especially cardiac valve involvement and spinal cord compression. A long-term follow-up investigation of this group of children will provide further information on the benefits of early treatment as well as disease progression and treatment efficacy and safety in this young patient population.
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- Dafne D G Horovitz
- Centro de Genetica Medica, Instituto Nacional de Saúde da Mulher, da Criança e do Adolescente Fernandes Figueira/FIOCRUZ, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
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Solanki GA, Martin KW, Theroux MC, Lampe C, White KK, Shediac R, Lampe CG, Beck M, Mackenzie WG, Hendriksz CJ, Harmatz PR. Spinal involvement in mucopolysaccharidosis IVA (Morquio-Brailsford or Morquio A syndrome): presentation, diagnosis and management. J Inherit Metab Dis 2013; 36:339-55. [PMID: 23385297 PMCID: PMC3590412 DOI: 10.1007/s10545-013-9586-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2012] [Revised: 12/29/2012] [Accepted: 01/07/2013] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Mucopolysaccharidosis IVA (MPS IVA), also known as Morquio-Brailsford or Morquio A syndrome, is a lysosomal storage disorder caused by a deficiency of the enzyme N-acetyl-galactosamine-6-sulphate sulphatase (GALNS). MPS IVA is multisystemic but manifests primarily as a progressive skeletal dysplasia. Spinal involvement is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in MPS IVA. Early diagnosis and timely treatment of problems involving the spine are critical in preventing or arresting neurological deterioration and loss of function. This review details the spinal manifestations of MPS IVA and describes the tools used to diagnose and monitor spinal involvement. The relative utility of radiography, computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for the evaluation of cervical spine instability, stenosis, and cord compression is discussed. Surgical interventions, anaesthetic considerations, and the use of neurophysiological monitoring during procedures performed under general anaesthesia are reviewed. Recommendations for regular radiological imaging and neurologic assessments are presented, and the need for a more standardized approach for evaluating and managing spinal involvement in MPS IVA is addressed.
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- Guirish A Solanki
- Department of Paediatric Neurosurgery, Birmingham Children's Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Steelhouse Lane, Birmingham, UK.
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Solanki GA, Alden TD, Burton BK, Giugliani R, Horovitz DDG, Jones SA, Lampe C, Martin KW, Ryan ME, Schaefer MK, Siddiqui A, White KK, Harmatz P. A multinational, multidisciplinary consensus for the diagnosis and management of spinal cord compression among patients with mucopolysaccharidosis VI. Mol Genet Metab 2012; 107:15-24. [PMID: 22938833 DOI: 10.1016/j.ymgme.2012.07.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2012] [Revised: 07/14/2012] [Accepted: 07/14/2012] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Cervical cord compression is a sequela of mucopolysaccharidosis VI, a rare lysosomal storage disorder, and has devastating consequences. An international panel of orthopedic surgeons, neurosurgeons, anesthesiologists, neuroradiologists, metabolic pediatricians, and geneticists pooled their clinical expertise to codify recommendations for diagnosing, monitoring, and managing cervical cord compression; for surgical intervention criteria; and for best airway management practices during imaging or anesthesia. The recommendations offer ideal best practices but also attempt to recognize the worldwide spectrum of resource availability. Functional assessments and clinical neurological examinations remain the cornerstone for identification of early signs of myelopathy, but magnetic resonance imaging is the gold standard for identification of cervical cord compression. Difficult airways of MPS VI patients complicate the anesthetic and, thus, the surgical management of cervical cord compression. All patients with MPS VI require expert airway management during any surgical procedure. Neurophysiological monitoring of the MPS VI patient during complex spine or head and neck surgery is considered standard practice but should also be considered for other procedures performed with the patient under general anesthesia, depending on the length and type of the procedure. Surgical interventions may include cervical decompression, stabilization, or both. Specific techniques vary widely among surgeons. The onset, presentation, and rate of progression of cervical cord compression vary among patients with MPS VI. The availability of medical resources, the expertise and experience of members of the treatment team, and the standard treatment practices vary among centers of expertise. Referral to specialized, experienced MPS treatment centers should be considered for high-risk patients and those requiring complex procedures. Therefore, the key to optimal patient care is to implement best practices through meaningful communication among treatment team members at each center and among MPS VI specialists worldwide.
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- Guirish A Solanki
- Department of Paediatric Neurosurgery, Birmingham Children's Hospital, Birmingham B4 6NH, UK.
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Smith LJ, Martin JT, O'Donnell P, Wang P, Elliott DM, Haskins ME, Ponder KP. Effect of neonatal gene therapy on lumbar spine disease in mucopolysaccharidosis VII dogs. Mol Genet Metab 2012; 107:145-52. [PMID: 22510705 PMCID: PMC3429794 DOI: 10.1016/j.ymgme.2012.03.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2012] [Accepted: 03/19/2012] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Mucopolysaccharidosis VII (MPS VII) is due to deficient β-glucuronidase (GUSB) activity, which leads to accumulation of chondroitin, heparan, and dermatan sulfate glycosaminoglycans in various tissues including those of the spine. Associated spine disease can be due to abnormalities in the vertebrae, the intervertebral disks, or other spine tissues. The goal of this study was to determine if neonatal gene therapy could prevent lumbar spine disease in MPS VII dogs. MPS VII dogs were injected intravenously with a retroviral vector (RV) expressing canine GUSB at 2 to 3 days after birth, which resulted in transduction of hepatocytes that secreted GUSB into blood. Expression was stable for up to 11 years, and mean survival was increased from 0.4 years in untreated dogs to 6.1 years in treated dogs. Despite a profound positive clinical effect, 6-month-old RV-treated MPS VII dogs still had hypoplastic ventral epiphyses with reduced calcification in the lumbar spine, which resulted in a reduced stiffness and increased range of motion that were not improved relative to untreated MPS VII dogs. At six to 11 years of age, ventral vertebrae remained hypoplastic in RV-treated MPS VII dogs, and there was desiccation of the nucleus pulposus in some disks. Histochemical staining demonstrated that disks did not have detectable GUSB activity despite high serum GUSB activity, which is likely due to poor diffusion into this relatively avascular structure. Thus, neonatal gene therapy cannot prevent lumbar spine disease in MPS VII dogs, which predicts that enzyme replacement therapy (ERT) will similarly be relatively ineffective even if started at birth.
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- Lachlan J Smith
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
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Hwu WL, Okuyama T, But WM, Estrada S, Gu X, Hui J, Kosuga M, Lin SP, Ngu LH, Shi H, Tanaka A, Thong MK, Wattanasirichaigoon D, Wasant P, McGill J. Current diagnosis and management of mucopolysaccharidosis VI in the Asia-Pacific region. Mol Genet Metab 2012; 107:136-44. [PMID: 22864057 DOI: 10.1016/j.ymgme.2012.07.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2012] [Revised: 07/15/2012] [Accepted: 07/15/2012] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Mucopolysaccharidosis (MPS) type VI (Maroteaux-Lamy syndrome) is a clinically heterogeneous lysosomal storage disorder. It presents significant diagnostic and treatment challenges due to the rarity of the disease and complexity of the phenotype. As information about MPS VI in Asia-Pacific countries is limited, a survey was conducted to assess current practices for diagnosis and management of MPS VI in this region. The participants were selected based on their experience in diagnosing and managing MPS patients. METHODS The survey comprised 29 structured quantitative or qualitative questions. Follow-up consultations were undertaken to discuss the data further. RESULTS Thirteen physicians from eight countries or regions (Australia, China, Hong Kong, Japan, Malaysia, Philippines, Taiwan and Thailand) were surveyed. At the time of the survey twenty-two patients with MPS VI were directly treated by the respondents and most (~80%) had rapidly progressing disease. A wide range of medical specialists are involved in managing patients with MPS VI, the most common being orthopedic surgeons, pediatricians and geneticists. The availability/accessibility of diagnostic tools, therapies and national insurance coverage vary greatly across the countries/regions and, in some cases, between different regions within the same country. Currently, there are national MPS management groups in Australia and Japan. Australia, Taiwan and Hong Kong have local guidelines for managing MPS and local MPS registries are available in Australia, Taiwan, and Japan. CONCLUSIONS This survey highlights differences in the diagnosis and management of MPS VI between Asia-Pacific countries/regions. Important barriers to advancing the identification, understanding and treatment of MPS VI include the paucity of epidemiological information, limited access to laboratory diagnostics and therapies, low disease awareness, and a lack of monitoring and treatment guidelines. There is a clear need to facilitate communications between physicians and establish regional or national disease registries, a multidisciplinary referral network, and a centralized diagnostic and management framework.
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- Wuh-Liang Hwu
- Department of Pediatrics and Medical Genetics, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei 100, Taiwan
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Golda A, Jurecka A, Opoka-Winiarska V, Tylki-Szymańska A. Mucopolysaccharidosis type VI: a cardiologist's guide to diagnosis and treatment. Int J Cardiol 2012; 167:1-10. [PMID: 22704873 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2012.05.115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2011] [Revised: 05/25/2012] [Accepted: 05/27/2012] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Mucopolysaccharidosis type VI (MPS VI, Maroteaux-Lamy syndrome) is an inborn error of metabolism, with incidences at birth ranging from 1 in 1.5 million to 1 in 43,000 live births. This disorder is rarely considered when evaluating patients with common populational cardiovascular diseases. A significant number of MPS VI patients, however, do present cardiovascular disease and MPS VI should be considered as a potential differential diagnosis for other cardiovascular disorders. This article reviews the clinical features, diagnostic tests and treatment options for MPS VI. Although MPS VI affects many organs and systems of the human body this review focuses on MPS VI diseases of the heart and vessels. The most characteristic cardiac presentation of MPS VI is valvular disease, but heart failure, pulmonary hypertension, cardiomyopathy, fibroelastosis and cardiac conduction system disorders may also occur. Cardiovascular disease in MPS VI patients may emerge silently. An early diagnosis is difficult due to joint stiffness, respiratory system involvement or skeletal malformations that limit exercise capacity and mask the underlining heart failure. This article is supposed to serve as a very practical reference for cardiologists who may come across MPS VI in their daily practices. A greater awareness of cardiovascular manifestations of MPS VI among cardiologists can help to reduce misdiagnosis and promote early detection of this inborn disorder and aid the implementation of adequate therapy at the earliest stage possible which is crucial for its efficacy.
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- Adam Golda
- Department of Cardiology, Gliwice General Hospital, Gliwice, Poland
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Ponder KP, O'Malley TM, Wang P, O'Donnell PA, Traas AM, Knox VW, Aguirre GA, Ellinwood NM, Metcalf JA, Wang B, Parkinson-Lawrence EJ, Sleeper MM, Brooks DA, Hopwood JJ, Haskins ME. Neonatal gene therapy with a gamma retroviral vector in mucopolysaccharidosis VI cats. Mol Ther 2012; 20:898-907. [PMID: 22395531 DOI: 10.1038/mt.2012.9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Mucopolysaccharidosis (MPS) VI is due to a deficiency in the activity of N-acetylgalactosamine 4-sulfatase (4S), also known as arylsulfatase B. Previously, retroviral vector (RV)-mediated neonatal gene therapy reduced the clinical manifestations of MPS I and MPS VII in mice and dogs. However, sulfatases require post-translational modification by sulfatase-modifying factors. MPS VI cats were injected intravenously (i.v.) with a gamma RV-expressing feline 4S, resulting in 5 ± 3 copies of RV per 100 cells in liver. Liver and serum 4S activity were 1,450 ± 1,720 U/mg (26-fold normal) and 107 ± 60 U/ml (13-fold normal), respectively, and were directly proportional to the liver 4S protein levels for individual cats. This study suggests that sulfatase-modifying factor (SUMF) activity in liver was sufficient to result in active enzyme despite overexpression of 4S. RV-treated MPS VI cats achieved higher body weights and longer appendicular skeleton lengths, had reduced articular cartilage erosion, and reduced aortic valve thickening and aortic dilatation compared with untreated MPS VI cats, although cervical vertebral bone lengths were not improved. This demonstrates that therapeutic expression of a functional sulfatase protein can be achieved with neonatal gene therapy using a gamma RV, but some aspects of bone disease remain difficult to treat.
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- Katherine P Ponder
- Department of Internal Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, Missouri 63110, USA.
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Jurecka A, Opoka-Winiarska V, Jurkiewicz E, Marucha J, Tylki-Szymańska A. Spinal cord compression in Maroteaux-Lamy syndrome: case report and review of the literature with effects of enzyme replacement therapy. Pediatr Neurosurg 2012; 48:191-8. [PMID: 23258111 DOI: 10.1159/000345635] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2012] [Accepted: 11/01/2012] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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UNLABELLED The purpose of this report is to review the literature regarding spinal cord compression in mucopolysaccharidosis type VI (MPS VI), to discuss the possible impact of enzyme replacement therapy (ERT) and to stress the necessity of timely surgical intervention. A 9.5-year-old female patient with severe MPS VI had been receiving ERT since the age of 7. After 2.5 years of treatment, she developed craniovertebral canal stenosis with spinal cord compression and cervical myelopathy. CONCLUSIONS (1) baseline cervical spine evaluation and regular neurological assessment should be performed in all MPS VI patients, (2) detailed neurological observation should be conducted in patients treated with ERT, especially in the period of improvement in the osteoarticular system, as ERT fails to prevent cervical myelopathy and (3) surgical decompression is required and in order to achieve a satisfying outcome it might be crucial to perform surgery at an early age.
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- Agnieszka Jurecka
- Department of Metabolic Diseases, The Children's Memorial Health Institute, Warsaw, Poland.
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