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Outcome after three years of laronidase enzyme replacement therapy in a patient with Hurler syndrome.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  17089217     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Enzyme replacement therapy (ERT) with laronidase, recombinant alpha-L-iduronidase, for mucopolysaccharidosis type I (MPS I) has been clinically available since April 2003. Pre-approval studies were performed on patients with the more attenuated forms of MPS I, Hurler-Scheie and Scheie syndromes. The clinical efficacy of laronidase on the severe form of MPS I, Hurler syndrome, is not well known. We present a patient with Hurler syndrome who has been treated with laronidase for 3 years. Clinically, the patient demonstrated improvement in urinary glycosaminoglycan (GAG) levels and hepatomegaly, but continued to experience decline in respiratory status, musculoskeletal and spinal involvement, and developmental skills. Overall, the benefit of ERT with laronidase in advanced Hurler syndrome appeared to be minimal in this patient.
Authors:
J A Thomas; S Jacobs; J Kierstein; J Van Hove
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article     Date:  2006-11-06
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of inherited metabolic disease     Volume:  29     ISSN:  1573-2665     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Inherit. Metab. Dis.     Publication Date:  2006 Dec 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2006-11-19     Completed Date:  2007-01-08     Revised Date:  2007-03-21    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7910918     Medline TA:  J Inherit Metab Dis     Country:  Netherlands    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  762     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatrics, Section of Clinical Genetics and Metabolism, University of Colorado and The Children's Hospital, Denver, Colorado, USA. thomas.janet@tchden.org
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Disease Progression
Glycosaminoglycans / urine
Humans
Iduronidase / therapeutic use*
Mucopolysaccharidosis I / drug therapy*
Time Factors
Treatment Outcome
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Glycosaminoglycans; EC 3.2.1.76/Iduronidase

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