Disorder | Enzyme or Test |
Screen for all MPS | Glycosaminoglycans |
Hurler disease* and Scheie disease*(MPSI) | a-iduronidase |
Hunter disease* (MPS II) | Iduronate sulphatase |
Sanfilippo disease type A* (MPS IIIA) | Heparan sulphamidase |
Sanfilippo disease type B* (MPS IIIB) | a-N-acetylglucosaminidase |
Sanfilippo disease type C* (MPS IIIC) | Glucosamine N-acetyltransferase |
Morquio disease type A* (MPS IVA) | N-acetylgalactosamine 6-sulphatase |
Morquio disease type B* (MPS IVB) | b-galactosidase |
Maroteaux-Lamy disease* (MPS VI) | Arylsulphatase B |
Sly disease* (MPS VII) | b-glucuronidase |
Multiple sulphatase deficiency | Arylsulphatase A and other sulphatases |
(* = prenatal diagnosis available)