Hunter's syndrome


Hunter's syndrome

An X-LINKED RECESSIVE genetic disorder similar to, but less severe than, Hurler's syndrome. It is a MUCOPOLYSACCHARIDOSIS causing GARGOYLISM and some degree of mental retardation. (Charles H. Hunter, 1872–1955, Canadian physician)
References in periodicals archiveFailure of the laryngeal mask to secure the airway in a patient with Hunter's syndrome (mucopolysaccharidosis type II) Pediatr Anaesth.Bir Mukopolisakkaridoz Tip II Olgusunda Zor Hava Yolu Yonetimi/Management of Difficult Airway in a Patient with Mucopolysaccharidosis Type IIA clinical and genetic study of Hunter's syndrome. 2 differences between mild and severe forms.Clinical, Biochemical and Molecular Characteristics of Fifteen Patients with Mucopolysaccharidosis Type II in Western TurkeyHan, "Severe mitral stenosis to Hunter's syndrome," Circulation, vol.Unexpected Exacerbation of Tracheal Stenosis in a Patient with Hunter Syndrome Undergoing Cardiac SurgeryThe doctors in California administered the experimental intravenous treatment, which provides the body with instructions to change DNA, on Brian Madeux, who suffers from Hunter's syndrome.
People with Hunter's syndrome are unable to break down long, sugary molecules called mucopolysaccharides.Doctors carry out first gene editing inside patientAccording to the BBC on Thursday, the impressive feat comes courtesy of researchers in California who trialled the experimental treatment on a man with Hunter's syndrome.Gene-editing completed from within a human body for the first timeRothera et al., "Tracheostomy in mucopolysaccharidosis type II (Hunter's Syndrome)," International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology, vol.Mediastinal Tracheostoma for Treatment of Tracheostenosis after Tracheostomy in a Patient with Mucopolysaccharidosis-Induced TracheomalaciaDaniel was diagnosed with Hunter's Syndrome at the age of three.From Magpies to princes, they all loved Dan's smileSummary: Angie Emara's son, Adam, was just 4 years old when he died from complications of Hunter's Syndrome in 2009.#MyJihad helps dispel a great myth about IslamMyelopathy in mucopolysaccharidosis type II (Hunter's Syndrome).Hunter syndromeGeraldine and David know that it is Hunter's Syndrome that makes their seven-year-old Ethan prone to violent outbursts but that doesn't make it any easier to deal with the punches.We love telly; PICK OF THE DAYThe kind of care and compassion that Jacob, who suffered from Hunter's Syndrome, desperately needed.LORNE JACKSON: So where was the mercy for a little boy who just wanted to have funAndrew Wragg, 36, facing trial for murdering his 10-year-old son Jacob, who suffered with Hunter's syndrome, was released at Lewes Crown Court.Murder charge father released on bail