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Mucopolysaccharidosis III MeSH Descriptor Data 2023


MeSH Heading
Mucopolysaccharidosis III
Tree Number(s)
C16.320.565.202.715.650
C16.320.565.595.600.650
C17.300.550.575.650
C18.452.648.202.715.650
C18.452.648.595.600.650
Unique ID
D009084
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D009084
Scope Note
Mucopolysaccharidosis characterized by heparitin sulfate in the urine, progressive mental retardation, mild dwarfism, and other skeletal disorders. There are four clinically indistinguishable but biochemically distinct forms, each due to a deficiency of a different enzyme.
Entry Version
MPS III
Entry Term(s)
Acetyl-CoA:alpha-Glucosaminide N-Acetyltransferase Deficiency
Heparan Sulfate Sulfatase Deficiency
MPS 3 A
MPS 3 B
MPS 3 C
MPS 3 D
MPS III A
MPS III B
MPS III C
MPS III D
MPS IIIA
MPS IIIB
MPS IIIC
MPS IIID
MPS3A
MPS3B
MPS3C
Mucopolysaccharidosis 3
Mucopolysaccharidosis Type 3 A
Mucopolysaccharidosis Type 3 A Sanfilippo Syndrome
Mucopolysaccharidosis Type 3 B
Mucopolysaccharidosis Type 3 C
Mucopolysaccharidosis Type 3 D
Mucopolysaccharidosis Type IIIA
Mucopolysaccharidosis Type IIIB
Mucopolysaccharidosis Type IIIC
Mucopolysaccharidosis Type IIID
N-Acetyl-alpha-D-Glucosaminidase Deficiency
N-Acetylglucosamine-6-Sulfatase Deficiency
N-Acetylglucosamine-6-Sulfate Sulfatase Deficiency
NAGLU Deficiency
Polydystrophic Oligophrenia
San Filippo's Syndrome
Sanfilippo Syndrome
Sanfilippo Syndrome A
Sanfilippo Syndrome B
Sanfilippo Syndrome C
Sanfilippo Syndrome D
Sanfilippo's Syndrome
Sulfamidase Deficiency
Previous Indexing
Carbohydrate Metabolism, Inborn Errors (1966-1976)
Mental Retardation (1966-1976)
Mucopolysaccharides/metabolism (1966-1974)
Mucopolysaccharidosis (1974)
Public MeSH Note
92; was MUCOPOLYSACCHARIDOSIS 3 1991; was see under MUCOPOLYSACCHARIDOSIS 1975-90
Online Note
use MUCOPOLYSACCHARIDOSIS III to search MUCOPOLYSACCHARIDOSIS 3 1975-91
History Note
92; was MUCOPOLYSACCHARIDOSIS 3 1991; was see under MUCOPOLYSACCHARIDOSIS 1975-90
Date Established
1991/01/01
Date of Entry
1974/12/12
Revision Date
2016/06/28
Mucopolysaccharidosis III Preferred
MPS III D Narrower
MPS III C Narrower
MPS III A Narrower
MPS III B Narrower
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