Mucopolysaccharides

Ko te mucopolysaccharides he mekameka roa o te rāpoi ngota huka e kitea ana puta noa i te tinana, he maha i roto i te huhu me te waipiro huri noa i nga hononga. E kiia ana ko te glycosaminoglycans.
Ka kore e taea e te tinana te wehe i nga mucopolysaccharides, ka puta he ahuatanga e kiia ana he mucopolysaccharidoses (MPS). MPS e pa ana ki te roopu o nga mate tawhito o te pungao. Ko nga taangata whai MPS kaore i te whai, i te rawaka ranei, tetahi taonga (haurangi) e hiahiatia ana hei wawahi i nga mekameka ngota huka.
Ko nga ahua o te MPS ko:
- MPS I (Hurler syndrome; Hurler-Scheie syndrome; Scheie syndrome)
- MPS II (Hunter syndrome)
- MPS III (Sanfilippo syndrome)
- MPS IV (Morquio syndrome)
Glycosaminoglycans; GAG
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