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	Ben's Dream - Sanfilippo Syndrome
		Sanfilippo Syndrome is a rare and catastrophic genetic disorder that takes its name from Dr. Sylvester Sanfilippo, one of the doctors who first described the condition in 1963.
		Sanfilippo Syndrome is a mucopolysaccharide disorder and is also known respectively as MPS III.
		Children afflicted with Sanfilippo Syndrome are missing an essential enzyme that breaks down strings of a complex body sugar called heparan sulfate.
	www.bensdream.org /syndrome.html (401 words)

	Lifespan's A - Z Health Information Library - Sanfilippo syndrome (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-30)
		In Sanfilippo syndrome, onset is relatively late, rather than during the first year of life.
		Unlike Hurler syndrome, in people with Sanfilippo syndrome, the cornea is clear, the condition is not as unrelenting, and survival times are longer, often into the 20s or later.
		Genetic counseling is recommended for prospective parents with a family history of Sanfilippo syndrome.
	www.lifespan.org /adam/healthillustratedencyclopedia/1/001210.html (478 words)

	Sanfilippo Syndrome: risk factors, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment.
		Sanfilippo syndrome, also considered a genetic error of metabolism, is a mucopolysaccharide disorder and is referred to as MPS - III.
		There are four different enzyme deficiencies that cause Sanfilippo syndrome, therefore, the syndrome is classified as being either type A,B,C, or D. Type A is caused by a deficiency of the enzyme known as heparan sulfatase and is the most severe type with earlier onset and earlier death than the others.
		Sanfilippo syndrome was first described in 1963 by Dr. Sylvester Sanfilippo and is considered rare, with an occurrence rate of 1 out of every 25,000 live births.
	www.overcome-diabetes.com /sanfilippo-syndrome.htm (775 words)

	Sanfilippo syndrome (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-30)
		Sanfilippo syndrome is a mucopolysaccharide (MPS) disorder also known as MPS type 3.
		In Sanfilippo syndrome the enzyme that breaks down mucopolysacchrides (called heparan sulfatase) isn't produced properly, so the mucopolysacchrides remain stored in the cells causing progressive damage.
		An estimated one in 85,000 births is affected by Sanfilippo.
	www.intellimeds.com /conditions/sanfilippo_syndrome.aspx (334 words)

	MPS III - Sanfilippo (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-30)
		Sanfilippo Syndrome is a mucopolysaccharide disorder and is also known respectively as MPS - III.
		Children with Sanfilippo Syndrome are missing an enzyme which is essential in cutting up the used mucopolysacchrides called heparan sulphate.
		Sanfilippo Syndrome is caused by a recessive gene.
	members.aol.com /mpssociety/sanfilippo.html (672 words)

	Tufts E-News -- The Forgotten Patients
		Though 1 in 25,000 newborns is diagnosed with Sanfilippo syndrome, a Tufts expert says the patients are often overlooked.
		Those with Sanfilippo syndrome have an average life expectancy of 10 to 15 years.
		The syndrome is incurable so far and is usually undetected until a slew of symptoms have accrued.
	www.tufts.edu /communications/stories/071502ForgottenPatients.htm (496 words)

	What is Sanfilippo Syndrome
		Children with Sanfilippo are missing an essential enzyme that breaks down a complex body sugar called heparin sulfate.
		Sanfilippo Syndrome is one of seven Mucopolysaccharide (MPS) disorders.
		The Sanfilippo disorders are described as type A, B, C, or D. There is very little difference between the four types, though there have been a few very mild cases of the B form reported where the children have remained relatively healthy into early adult life.
	www.curekirby.org /aboutsan.htm (266 words)

	Medical Dictionary: Sanfilippo syndrome - WrongDiagnosis.com
		Sanfilippo syndrome is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
		This means that Sanfilippo syndrome, or a subtype of Sanfilippo syndrome, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
		Sanfilippo syndrome: Individuals with MPS III, or Sanfilippo syndrome, experience progressive dementia and mental deterioration in childhood.
	www.wrongdiagnosis.com /medical/sanfilippo_syndrome.htm (242 words)

	Sanfilippo Syndrome
		Sanfilippo Syndrome (MPS III), an autosomal recessive hereditary disorder, is characterized by severe mental deterioration, mild physical defects and the excretion of heparan sulfate in the urine.
		Sanfilippo A is characterized by a lack of heparan sulfate sulfatase; patients with Sanfilippo B lack N-acetyl-alpha-glucosaminidase.
		DiFerrante syndrome (mucopolysaccharidosis VIII) is a disorder described in a single patient with clinical and biochemical features of Morquio and Sanfilippo syndromes.
	hw.healthdialog.com /kbase/nord/nord290.htm (939 words)

	mucopolysaccharidosis (MPS) III (A, B, C, D)
		Type B Synonyms: Sanfilippo syndrome B mucopolysaccharidosis IIIB (MPS IIIB) N-acetyl-alpha-D-glucosaminidase (NAG) deficiency N-acetyl-alpha-D-glucosaminidase (NAG) polymorphism] is caused by Caused by N-acetyl-alpha-D-glucosaminidase (EC 3.2.1.50) deficiency.
		Heredity: A syndrome is familial and is transmitted as an autosomal recessive trait.
		The syndrome is familial and is transmitted as an autosomal recessive trait.
	www.nlm.nih.gov /mesh/jablonski/syndromes/syndrome465.html (424 words)

	statesman.com
		Sanfilippo syndrome is one of the hereditary mucopolysaccharide storage diseases, and it is characterized by the absence of one of several enzymes.
		This substance is called heparan sulfate, and in Sanfilippo syndrome, large amounts of it are excreted in the urine.
		Unlike Hurler syndrome the cornea is clear, the condition is not as unrelenting, and survival times are longer, often into the twenties or later.
	www.statesman.com /health/healthfd/shared/health/adam/ency/article/001210.html (274 words)

	Radiology, University of Rochester Medical Center
		The Sanfilippo syndrome belongs to mucopolysaccharidosis (MPS) which is a family of lysosomal storage diseases.
		The diagnosis for the syndrome is usually confirmed by a marked excretion of heparan sulfate in urine and the absence of the specific enzyme in leukocytes, or fibroblasts.
		Patients with Sanfilippo syndrome usually demonstrate mild to moderate dysostosis multiplex where the hallmark features are malformation of the vertebral bodies, hyperostosis of the skull and widening of the metaphysis of the long bones with delayed ossification of the epiphysis.
	www.urmc.rochester.edu /smd/Rad/neurocases/Neurocase107.htm (626 words)

	Sanfilippo syndrome definition - Medical Dictionary definitions of popular medical terms
		Sanfilippo syndrome: The most common disorder of mucopolysaccharide metabolism, a syndrome in which the onset of clinical abnormalities is between the ages of 2 and 6 with mild coarsening of the facial features (but normal clear corneas), mild stiffening of the joints, slowing of growth, and intellectual deterioration resulting in severe mental retardation.
		On a biochemical level, Sanfilippo syndrome is characterized by the excess excretion of heparin sulfate alone in the urine and the accumulation of mucopolysaccharides in the central nervous system and other tissues.
		On the genetic level, there are 4 types of Sanfilippo syndrome (types A, B, C, and D), each due to deficiency of a different enzyme.
	www.medterms.com /script/main/art.asp?articlekey=11152 (191 words)

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		Sanfilippo Syndrome Sanfilippo syndrome is a mucopolysaccharide disorder and is also known respectively as MPS - III.
		Causes, incidence, and risk factors: Sanfilippo syndrome is transmitted as an autosomal recessive trait.
		Sanfilippo "B" Syndrome is a rare and catastrophic genetic disorder.
	www.diseasedirectory.net /Genetic_Disorders/Sanfilippo_Syndrome/default.aspx (620 words)

	Special Child: Disorder Zone Archives - Sanfilippo Syndrome
		Sanfilippo syndrome is a rare genetic disorder characterized by mental deterioration, mild physical defects, and behavioral problems.
		Type C is caused by a deficiency in acetyl CoA: a-glucosamine N acetyl transferase and type D is caused by a deficiency in N acetyl glucosamine 6-sulphate sulphatase.
		Sanfilippo syndrome is a progressive disorder, however, the rate at which the children deteriorate varies from one individual to another.
	www.specialchild.com /archives/dz-034.html (787 words)

	Sanfilippo Syndrome :: Genetic Disorders
		Sanfillipo syndrome is a lysosomal storage disorder resulting from a deficiency in the lysosomal enzyme heparan-N-sulfatase.
		Bennett Children's Foundation: Founded by parents of three young children who suffer from Sanfilippo Syndrome, a degenerative genetic disorder that is usually fatal before the teens.
		Julia's Hope--The Sanfilippo Syndrome Medical Research Foundation, Inc. : A non-profit organization incorporated under the laws of the State of Nebraska to promote research toward a cure for Sanfilippo Syndrome and related disorders in children.
	www.gourt.com /Health/Conditions-and-Diseases/Genetic-Disorders/Sanfilippo-Syndrome.html (405 words)

	Sanfilippo Syndrome
		Sanfilippo Syndrome takes its name from Dr. Sylvestor Sanfilippo, one of the doctors who first described the disease in 1963.
		Sanfilippo Syndrome is a mucopolysaccharide disorder, also described as MPS-III, and falls within a broader group of genetic disorders known as the Lysosomal Storage Disease.
		The Sanfilippo Children's Research Foundation seeks to fund further research so that one day soon, more effective treatments....
	www.alifeforelisa.org /Sanfilippo (440 words)

	Sanfilippo Syndrome
		Sanfilippo syndrome is caused by a defect in one of four enzymes required for the modification and removal of glucosamine residues from heparan sulfate.
		A defect in one of these enzymes (types A-D) results in the accumulation of heparan sulfate in the patient’s cells and organs which overtime leads to the clinical phenotype.
		Sanfilippo syndrome is part of a larger group of disorders termed the mucopolysacharidoses (MPS) of which Sanfilippo is type III.
	www.ggc.org /Diagnostics/Molecular/sanfilippo_syndrome.htm (399 words)

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		Sanfilippo Syndrome is one of seven Mucopolysaccharide disorders and is also known respectively as MPS-III.
		The Ventura woman, whose son Andrew was diagnosed last year with Sanfilippo syndrome, served as an unpaid consultant to the show, which was taped recently in Burbank.
		Sanfilippo is a genetic disorder in which sufferers lack an enzyme necessary to process an essential sugar in the body.
	members.tripod.com /curejacq/Sanfilippo.htm (474 words)

	Julia's Hope--Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-30)
		Sanfilippo Syndrome is a lysosomal storage disorder caused by a genetic abnormality.
		There are four variants of Sanfilippo Syndrome, classified as types A, B, C, and D. Although clinically very similar, the four types constitute four different enzyme deficiencies.
		Currently, however, ERT is not likely to benefit children with Sanfilippo Syndrome because enzyme administered into the bloodstream is prevented from entering the brain by the Blood-Brain Barrier (BBB).
	juliashope.org /research.htm (369 words)

	Sanfilippo syndrome type D: identification of the first mutation in the N-acetylglucosamine-6-sulphatase gene -- ...
		Sanfilippo syndrome type D: identification of the first mutation in the N-acetylglucosamine-6-sulphatase gene -- Beesley et al.
		Sanfilippo syndrome type D: identification of the first mutation in the N-acetylglucosamine-6-sulphatase gene
		Sanfilippo syndrome type D in two adolescent sisters.
	jmg.bmjjournals.com /cgi/content/full/40/3/192 (1574 words)

	eMedicine - Mucopolysaccharidosis Type III : Article by Donald Nash, PhD † (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-30)
		Neurologic examination: The syndrome is characterized by severe progressive mental and neurologic degeneration, including hearing loss and speech delay in severely affected patients.
		Levels of the enzymes involved in each of the 4 types of Sanfilippo syndrome may be assayed in cultured skin fibroblasts and in leukocytes.
		Kleijer WJ, Karpova EA, Geilen GC, et al: Prenatal diagnosis of Sanfilippo A syndrome: experience in 35 pregnancies at risk and the use of a new fluorogenic substrate for the heparin sulphamidase assay.
	www.emedicine.com /ped/topic2040.htm (1745 words)

	eMedicine - Mucopolysaccharidosis Type III : Article Excerpt by: Donald Nash, PhD (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-30)
		MPS type III, or Sanfilippo syndrome, can result from the deficiency of one of four enzymes that are necessary to degrade heparan sulfate.
		Four enzymes are involved in the different types of Sanfilippo syndrome.
		Distinguishing the clinical effects due to the different enzymes is not possible; a precise identification of the specific type of Sanfilippo syndrome must rely on enzyme assays.
	www.emedicine.com /ped/byname/mucopolysaccharidosis-type-iii.htm (546 words)

	Mouse model of Sanfilippo syndrome type B produced by targeted disruption of the gene encoding alpha ...
		Mouse model of Sanfilippo syndrome type B produced by targeted disruption of the gene encoding alpha -N-acetylglucosaminidase -- Li et al.
		The Sanfilippo syndrome type B is an autosomal recessive disorder caused by mutation in the gene (NAGLU) encoding
		The Sanfilippo syndrome type B is closely related to the other three types of Sanfilippo syndrome (A, C, and D), all of which
	www.pnas.org /cgi/content/full/96/25/14505 (4444 words)

	ABC11 TV -- Sanfilippo Syndrome
		The three children were born with Sanfilippo Syndrome.
		Sanfilippo Syndrome robs their little bodies of an enzyme that breaks down sugar molecules.
		Tommy is still in the early stages of Sanfilippo, and doctors say the procedure may reverse some of his symptoms.
	www.claritystudio.com /helpachild/bennett/publicity/tv/abc11tv/11-4-02.htm (650 words)

	KXTV News10 TV -- Tommy Bennett Loses Battle with Sanfilippo Syndrome (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-30)
		Just a month ago, Tommy underwent a third stem cell transplant in an effort to fight Sanfilippo syndrome, a rare and almost invariably fatal genetic disorder in which the body lacks a key enzyme needed to break down sugar.
		Tommy Bennett was considered a good candidate for an experimental procedure, in which stems cells from umbilical cord blood are transplanted into the body of a Sanfilippo syndrome patient.
		In their cases, the effects of the syndrome were considered too advanced for them to be eligible for the transplant procedure.
	www.claritystudio.com /helpachild/bennett/publicity/tv/kxtv/11-26-03.htm (318 words)

	Mutational analysis of Sanfilippo syndrome type A (MPS IIIA): identification of 13 novel mutations -- BEESLEY et al. 37 ...
		syndrome type A. Sanfilippo syndrome type A (MPS IIIA) is caused by a deficiency in the enzyme heparan-N-sulphatase (sulphamidase).
		The eight exons of the sulphamidase gene from 23 patients with Sanfilippo syndrome type A were amplified as nine fragments
		Cloning of the sulfamidase gene and identification of mutations in Sanfilippo A syndrome.
	jmg.bmjjournals.com /cgi/content/full/37/9/704 (2641 words)

	Specialty Laboratories ::: we help doctors help patients
		Mucopolysaccharidoses III (MPS III, Sanfilippo disease) are autosomal recessive disorders characterized by skeletal changes, progressive loss of psychomotor skills, metal retardation and death, usually by age 20.
		Prenatal diagnosis of Sanfilippo A syndrome: experience in 35 pregnancies at risk and the use of a new fluoregenic substrate for the heparin sulphamidase assay.
		Cloning of the sulphamidase gene and identification of mutations in Sanfilippo A syndrome: Nat Genet 1995;11:465-7.
	www.specialtylabs.com /books/display.asp?id=927 (411 words)

	Sanfilippo Syndrome (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-30)
		Although mucopolysaccharidoses are rare, Sanfilippo syndrome one of the ones more frequently seen.
		Skeletal and neurological and problems that later emerge in a child born with Sanfilippo syndrome would be:
		Sanfilippo syndrome diminishes mental capacity more than most other forms of mucopolysaccharidosis-ultimately to the point of dementia.
	tjsamson.client.web-health.com /web-health/topics/ChildrensHealth/childrenshealth/Development/sanfilippo.html (278 words)

	MEDArticleMgr
		In Sanfilippo syndrome, large amounts of a mucopolysaccharide called heparan sulfate is excreted in the urine.
		There is no specific treatment for Sanfilippo syndrome.
		It is impossible to cover every eventuality in any answer, which makes direct contact with your health care provider imperative.
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