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mucolipidosis II alpha/beta

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A mucolipidosis that is characterized by short stature, skeletal abnormalities, cardiomegaly, and developmental delay, caused by a defect in proper lysosomal enzyme phosphorylation and localization, which results in accumulation of lysosomal substrates, and th

A mucolipidosis that is characterized by short stature, skeletal abnormalities, cardiomegaly, and developmental delay, caused by a defect in proper lysosomal enzyme phosphorylation and localization, which results in accumulation of lysosomal substrates, and that has_material_basis_in homozygous or compound heterozygous mutation in the GNPTAB gene.

Signs and symptoms

  • Global developmental delay
  • Hypoplastic scapulae
  • Megalocornea
  • Beaking of vertebral bodies T12-L3
  • Split hand
  • Hoarse voice
  • Cavernous hemangioma
  • Palpebral edema
  • Hip dislocation
  • Recurrent otitis media

Also known as: I-cell disease; inclusion-cell disease; mucolipidosis II