mucolipidosis II

mucolipidosis

 [mu″ko-lip″ĭ-do´sis] (pl. mucolipido´ses)

any of a group of genetic disorders in which both glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) and lipids accumulate in tissues, but without excess of GAG in the urine.

mucolipidosis I sialidosis (type I).

mucolipidosis II a rapidly progressing disease of young children, histologically characterized by abnormal fibroblasts containing a large number of dark inclusions which fill the central part of the cytoplasm except for the juxtanuclear zone (I-cells), and clinically by severe growth impairment, minimal hepatic enlargement, extreme mental and motor retardation, and clear corneas; inherited as an autosomal recessive trait, it is due to deficiency of multiple lysosomal hydrolases. Called also I-cell disease.

mucolipidosis III a disorder similar to but milder than mucolipidosis II, and thought to be due to the same enzyme deficiency but to a lesser extent. Called also pseudo-Hurler polydystrophy.

mucolipidosis IV a form marked by early corneal clouding, psychomotor retardation, and the presence of lysosomal storage bodies; thought to be transmitted as an autosomal recessive trait.

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mu·co·lip·i·do·sis II

[MIM*252500]

a metabolic disorder with onset in early childhood characterized by clinical and radiographic findings similar to those in Hurler syndrome including gum hypertrophy, thoracic dysplasia, congenital hip dislocation, and mental retardation; vacuolated lymphocytes and unusual inclusion bodies in cultured fibroblasts (I-cells) are found; lysosomal enzymes are increased in serum, spinal fluid, and urine; urinary mucopolysaccharides are normal; associated with a deficiency of N-acetylglucosaminyl-1-phosphotransferase; autosomal recessive inheritance.

Synonym(s): I-cell disease, inclusion cell disease

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mucolipidosis II

n.

A severe type of mucolipidosis characterized by psychomotor delay, intellectual disability, skeletel abnormalities, gingival hyperplasia, coarse facies, and the presence of dense inclusion bodies in fibroblasts.

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mu·co·lip·i·do·sis II

, pl. mucolipidoses (myū'kō-lip-i-dō'sis, -sēz)

Metabolic disorder with onset in early childhood characterized by clinical and radiographic findings similar to those in Hurler syndrome including gum hypertrophy, thoracic dysplasia, congenital hip dislocation, and mental retardation.

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mu·co·lip·i·do·sis II

(myū'kō-lip-i-dō'sis) [MIM*252500]

Metabolic disorder with onset in early childhood characterized by clinical and radiographic findings similar to those in Hurler syndrome including gum hypertrophy and thoracic dysplasia.
Synonym(s): I-cell disease.

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