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Multiple sulfatase deficiency.

B W Soong·A C Casamassima·J K Fink·G Constantopoulos·A L Horwitz
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Multiple sulfatase deficiency is an inherited disorder characterized by a deficiency of several sulfatases and the accumulation of sulfatides, glycosaminoglycans, sphingolipids, and steroid sulfates in tissues and body fluids. The clinical manifestations represent the summation of two diseases: late infantile metachromatic leukodystrophy and mucopolysaccharidosis. We present a 9-year-old girl with a phenotype similar to a mucopolysaccharidosis: short stature, microcephaly, and mild facial dysmorphism, along with dysphagia, retinal degeneration, developmental arrest, and ataxia. We discuss the importance of measuring the sulfatase activities in the leukocytes, and the instability of sulfatases in the cultured skin fibroblasts.

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B W Soong, A C Casamassima, J K Fink, G Constantopoulos, A L Horwitz. 1988. Multiple sulfatase deficiency.. https://doi.org/10.1212/wnl.38.8.1273

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