First Report on Fetal Cerebral Polyglucosan Bodies in Mucopolysaccharidosis Type VII

We report on the detection of discordant inclusions in the brain of a 25-week female fetus with a very rare lysosomal storage disease, namely, Sly disease (mucopolysaccharidosis (MPS) type VII), presenting with nonimmune hydrops fetalis. Besides vacuolated neurons, we found abundant deposition of po...

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Main Authors: Hazim Kadhim, Valérie Segers, Catheline Vilain, Julie Désir, Nicky D’Haene
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2017-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Pediatrics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/9523427