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Mucopolysaccharidosis Patients Have Reduced Functional Capacity

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source: Pediatric pulmonology

year: 2022

authors: Dias BMC,Lanza FC,Santos JD,Aranda CS,Solé D,Martins AM,Wandalsen GF

summary/abstract:

Mucopolysaccharidoses (MPSs) are a group of rare diseases caused by an intralysosomal accumulation of glycosaminoglycans, resulting in a multisystemic clinical condition characterized by variable degrees of physical-functional impairment.

organization: Universidade Federal de São Paulo (EPM-UNIFESP), São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.

DOI: 10.1002/ppul.25750

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