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Reduced tissue alpha-N-acetylglucosaminidase activity

MedGen UID:
1053762
Concept ID:
CN376956
Finding
HPO: HP:6000360

Definition

Concentration or activity of alpha-N-acetylglucosaminidase (EC 3.2.1.50) below the lower limit of normal. This enzyme can be measured in multiple tissues including leukocytes and cultured fibroblasts. It is also known as alpha-acetylglucosaminidase, N-acetyl-alpha-D-glucosaminidase, N-acetyl-alpha-glucosaminidase, and alpha-D-2-acetamido-2-deoxyglucosidase. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVReduced tissue alpha-N-acetylglucosaminidase activity

Conditions with this feature

Mucopolysaccharidosis, MPS-III-B
MedGen UID:
88601
Concept ID:
C0086648
Disease or Syndrome
Mucopolysaccharidosis type III (MPS III) is a multisystem lysosomal storage disease characterized by progressive central nervous system degeneration manifest as severe intellectual disability (ID), developmental regression, and other neurologic manifestations including autism spectrum disorder (ASD), behavioral problems, and sleep disturbances. Disease onset is typically before age ten years. Disease course may be rapidly or slowly progressive; some individuals with an extremely attenuated disease course present in mid-to-late adulthood with early-onset dementia with or without a history of ID. Systemic manifestations can include musculoskeletal problems (joint stiffness, contractures, scoliosis, and hip dysplasia), hearing loss, respiratory tract and sinopulmonary infections, and cardiac disease (valvular thickening, defects in the cardiac conduction system). Neurologic decline is seen in all affected individuals; however, clinical severity varies within and among the four MPS III subtypes (defined by the enzyme involved) and even among members of the same family. Death usually occurs in the second or third decade of life secondary to neurologic regression or respiratory tract infections.

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PubMed

De Pasquale V, Esposito A, Scerra G, Scarcella M, Ciampa M, Luongo A, D'Alonzo D, Guaragna A, D'Agostino M, Pavone LM
J Med Chem 2023 Feb 9;66(3):1790-1808. Epub 2023 Jan 25 doi: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.2c01617. PMID: 36696678Free PMC Article

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Etiology

De Pasquale V, Esposito A, Scerra G, Scarcella M, Ciampa M, Luongo A, D'Alonzo D, Guaragna A, D'Agostino M, Pavone LM
J Med Chem 2023 Feb 9;66(3):1790-1808. Epub 2023 Jan 25 doi: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.2c01617. PMID: 36696678Free PMC Article
Kang C, Drayna D
Mol Genet Metab 2012 Nov;107(3):276-80. Epub 2012 Jul 28 doi: 10.1016/j.ymgme.2012.07.020. PMID: 22884963Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

Kan SH, Elsharkawi I, Le SQ, Prill H, Mangini L, Cooper JD, Lawrence R, Sands MS, Crawford BE, Dickson PI
Mol Genet Metab 2021 Jun;133(2):185-192. Epub 2021 Mar 31 doi: 10.1016/j.ymgme.2021.03.013. PMID: 33839004Free PMC Article

Therapy

Murrey DA, Naughton BJ, Duncan FJ, Meadows AS, Ware TA, Campbell KJ, Bremer WG, Walker CM, Goodchild L, Bolon B, La Perle K, Flanigan KM, McBride KL, McCarty DM, Fu H
Hum Gene Ther Clin Dev 2014 Jun;25(2):72-84. Epub 2014 Apr 10 doi: 10.1089/humc.2013.208. PMID: 24720466Free PMC Article

Clinical prediction guides

Murrey DA, Naughton BJ, Duncan FJ, Meadows AS, Ware TA, Campbell KJ, Bremer WG, Walker CM, Goodchild L, Bolon B, La Perle K, Flanigan KM, McBride KL, McCarty DM, Fu H
Hum Gene Ther Clin Dev 2014 Jun;25(2):72-84. Epub 2014 Apr 10 doi: 10.1089/humc.2013.208. PMID: 24720466Free PMC Article

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