What is Hunter's syndrome?

Hunter syndrome is a very rare and difficult disorder that is part of a number of metabolic diseases called mucopolysacharidosis or MP. This can also be called MPS II and there are two types of Hunter's syndrome called MPS IIA and IIB. In this state, the body lacks an enzyme called Iduronate-2-Sulfatase, which helps to break down certain substances called glycosaminoglycans. As glycosaminoglycans begin to supply in the body, they cause substantial physical changes, which affects many body systems. This disease is also inherited, sold by mothers who have a recessive gene for it, and is therefore called recessive diseases associated with X.

Two types of Hunter syndrome will vary in symptoms and onset. MPS IIA is more serious and symptoms can be seen when children aged two and four years of age. MPS IIA is devastating and few people who have this disease live around young adulthood. It is also difficult for parents to watch children who have been presented to fall asleep to lose all the developmental profits they have achieved.Children may have lesions on the skin, usually on arms or backs, and often show enlarged organs. They have significant differences in the way their bones grow and can be much shorter in their position.

One complication of the disease is the magnification of the heart that may require surgery. Due to the possible result of the disease, some parents do not choose for surgery. Finally, IIA deputies may cause hearing loss and vision loss, and children with this disease are also commonly affected by intestinal problems such as diarrhea. Sleep apnea is another problem that can affect many children with Hunter syndrome.

MPS IIB is less severe and symptoms may be omitted until one is in their late adolescents, although the diagnosis usually occurs when children are ten and older. People can live well with this disease and have similar intelligence in most waysLike a person without a syndrome, even if they may have any problems with talking and reading. There are problems with bone growth, short figure and peripheral vision and there may be some hearing loss. In addition, IIA and IIB can show gross bones in the face, which can change the properties. Like people with IIA, people with IIB suffer from diarrhea and sleep apnea.

There is currently no cure for Hunter's syndrome, although it is hoped that Cure can eventually find through genetic research or in other medical development. Treatment of syndrome will depend very much on the expression of symptoms and may be a complex matter that requires the skills of many experts. In the meantime, it is better to try to prevent this status from being prevented whether the person is endangered by the child with the child's syndrome. There is a test that determines whether a woman carries a recessive MLSI gene. Among those who should be tested are anyone who had Hunter syndrome, occurs in their family, although this happened in a relatively distant member of the family notbo a few generations.