"Iduronate Sulfatase" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An enzyme that specifically cleaves the ester sulfate of iduronic acid. Its deficiency has been demonstrated in Hunter's syndrome, which is characterized by an excess of dermatan sulfate and heparan sulfate. EC 3.1.6.13.
| Descriptor ID |
D007066
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D08.811.277.352.827.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Iduronate Sulfatase- Iduronate Sulfatase
- Sulfatase, Iduronate
- Iduronate Sulfate Sulfatase
- Sulfatase, Iduronate Sulfate
- Sulfate Sulfatase, Iduronate
- Sulfoiduronate Sulfatase
- Sulfatase, Sulfoiduronate
- Hunter Corrective Factor
- Corrective Factor, Hunter
- Factor, Hunter Corrective
- Iduronatesulfate Sulfohydrolase
- Sulfohydrolase, Iduronatesulfate
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Hunter syndrome with late age of presentation: clinical description of a case and review of the literature. BMJ Case Rep. 2015 May 14; 2015.
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Hunter disease (mucopolysaccharidosis type II) in a karyotypically normal girl. Clin Genet. 1990 May; 37(5):355-62.