Sly Syndrome WisdomCard™

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  1. eMedicine: Mucopolysaccharidosis Type VII (Sly Disease) (June 19, 2003) emedicine.com - Mucopolysaccharidosis Type VII (Sly Disease)
  2. ScienceDaily: Sly Syndrome—Delivering Medicine To Fight Rare Genetic Disorder (July 27, 2007) sciencedaily.com - Sly Syndrome—Delivering Medicine To Fight Rare Genetic Disorder
  3. National MPS Society: MPS VII (Sly Syndrome) mpssociety.org - MPS VII (Sly Syndrome)
  4. Johns Hopkins University (via PubMed Central): Mucopolysaccharidosis Type VII (Sly Syndrome) (Nov. 30, 2007)ncbi.nlm.nih.gov - Mucopolysaccharidosis Type VII (Sly Syndrome)
  5. National Organization for Rare Disorders: Sly Syndrome rarediseases.org - Sly Syndrome
  6. WrongDiagnosis: Mucopolysaccharidosis Type 7 Sly Syndrome wrongdiagnosis.com - Mucopolysaccharidosis Type 7 Sly Syndrome
  7. Wikipedia: Sly Syndrome en.wikipedia.org - Sly Syndrome
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Research Notes on Sly Syndrome


Sly Syndrome is a mucopolysaccharide disease also known respectively as Mucopolysaccharidosis Type VII or MPS VII.1 The disorder is named after Dr. William Sly who originally described the condition in 1972.1 Sly Syndrome interferes with the successful building of connective tissues in the body.1

Fast Facts:

  • Sly Sndrome is extremely rare, and few cases have been described.2
  • Mental retardation, skeletal deformities, short stature and coarse facial features are common.3
  • Enzyme replacement therapy holds promise in treating the physical problems of the disease.4


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Research Notes References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 National MPS Society: MPS VII (Sly Syndrome)
  2. ↑ eMedicine: Mucopolysaccharidosis Type VII (Sly Disease)
  3. ↑ WrongDiagnosis: Mucopolysaccharidosis Type 7 Sly Syndrome
  4. ↑ ScienceDaily: Sly Syndrome—Delivering Medicine To Fight Rare Genetic Disorder

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