{"id":57,"date":"2022-12-14T22:00:36","date_gmt":"2022-12-14T22:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mpsdsehcp-dev-001.azurewebsites.net\/en\/mucopolysaccharidosis-mps\/?page_id=57"},"modified":"2023-12-05T12:12:14","modified_gmt":"2023-12-05T12:12:14","slug":"what-is-mps","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hcp.biomarin.com\/en-gb\/mps\/what-is-mps\/","title":{"rendered":"What is MPS?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"acf-block-63fde3fb5943e\" class=\"hero hero-no-overlay hero-large-first-para\">\n            <div class=\"hero-background-image hero-background-image-desktop\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/hcp.biomarin.com\/en-gb\/mps\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/Header_MPS_IVA_Maria_1471-2000x423.jpg);\"><\/div>\n\t    <div class=\"hero-background-image hero-background-image-mobile\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/hcp.biomarin.com\/en-gb\/mps\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/12\/Blue.jpg?v=0.26);\"><\/div>\n    \t<div class=\"overlay\"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wrapper\">\n\t\t<div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"hero-content\">\n\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <h1>What is MPS?\n<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                <p class=\"inline-buttons\">\n                                                        <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"what-is-MPS\" class=\"block wrapped-content block-tight-top block-tight-bottom\">\n    <div class=\"wrapper\">\n        <div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n                \n<div id=\"acf-block-63fde3fb59544\" class=\"block-wysiwyg\">\n            <h2>MPS disorders are a group of rare, genetic, inheritable, metabolic diseases, which form part of the lysosomal storage diseases (LSDs)<sup>1-4<\/sup><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>They affect males and females equally (with the exception of MPS II, which mainly affects males) and can be as common as ~1 in 25,000 live births (with prevalence varying by region and ethnic background)<sup>3,5<\/sup><\/li>\n<li>MPS disorders are caused by a deficiency in enzymes responsible for degrading glycosaminoglycans (GAGs).\u00a0 As a result, GAGs accumulate in the lysosomes of many of the bodys cells, causing progressive damage throughout the body<sup>1-4<\/sup><\/li>\n<li>Multiple organs and systems can be involved, including the cardiovascular, skeletal, respiratory and neurological systems<sup>3<\/sup><\/li>\n<li>Having an MPS disorder can lead to organ failure, cognitive impairment and reduced life expectancy<sup>3,4<\/sup><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n    <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"pathology\" class=\"block wrapped-content block-tight-bottom\">\n    <div class=\"wrapper\">\n        <div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n                \n<div id=\"acf-block-63fde3fb596b6\" class=\"block-wysiwyg\">\n            <h2>Discover the pathology behind the presentation<\/h2>\n<p>MPS disorders exhibit similar pathologies and mechanisms, regardless of the specific enzyme deficiency:<sup>1,6<\/sup><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Lysosomal enzymes break down glycosaminoglycans (GAGs)<sup>1,6<\/sup><\/li>\n<li>Accumulation of GAGs throughout the body causes progressive damage manifesting in a range of multisystemic consequences<sup>1,6<\/sup><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n    <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"acf-block-63fde3fb596de\" class=\"block split-content equal-bias\" data-muted-autoplay=\"false\">\n\t<div class=\"wrapper\">\n\t\t<div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n\t\t                                                                <div class=\"content-block first-block\">\n                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <div class=\"video-poster\">\n\t\t\t                            <a class=\"modal-video permitted\" href=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/661890738?h=a7ce880280\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/hcp.biomarin.com\/en-gb\/mps\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/video_still-1.jpg?v=0.26);\">Play<\/a>\n\t\t                            <\/div>\n                                    \n                                                                                                                    \n                                                                                                                \n\t\t                                                                            <\/div>\n                    \n                                            <div class=\"content-block second-block\">\n                                                                                                <h2>Watch how MPS affects patients from the inside out<\/h2>\n<p>As an example, this video illustrates the mechanism of disease for Morquio A (MPS IVA).<\/p>\n                                                                                    <\/div>\n                                                \t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"acf-block-63fde3fb5956a\" class=\"block call-to-action block-tight-top block-tight-bottom\">\n    <div class=\"wrapper\">\n\t\t<div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"box\" style=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-content\">\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-content-main\">\n                        <div class=\"content-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t        <p>To date, 11 different enzymatic deficiencies are known to cause seven MPS disorders:<sup>2,4<\/sup><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t                                <div class=\"content-block\">\n                                <p><a class=\"button button-ghost button-arrow\" href=\"https:\/\/hcp.biomarin.com\/en-gb\/mps\/overview\/types-of-mps\/\" target=\"_self\">Types of MPS<\/a><\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t                        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"diagnostic-delay\" class=\"block wrapped-content block-tight-bottom\">\n    <div class=\"wrapper\">\n        <div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n                \n<div id=\"acf-block-63fde3fb595a1\" class=\"block-wysiwyg\">\n            <h2>Recognise the possibility \u2013 raise your suspicion<\/h2>\n<h3>In many genetic conditions, diagnostic delay is common due to lack of clinical suspicion.<\/h3>\n<p>Many patients with mucopolysaccharidosis (MPS) disorders experience significant diagnostic delay because of disease rarity, phenotypic heterogeneity, and a myriad of seemingly unrelated symptoms associated with the disease.<sup>1,7,8<\/sup> In a survey of patients with rare diseases (N=920) sponsored by the Global Genes Project, the mean reported length of time from symptom onset to accurate diagnosis was 4.8 years, with a range of 0 to 20 years.<sup>9<\/sup><\/p>\n<p>The emergence of specific therapies for some MPS disorders has increased the need for accurate and early diagnosis.<sup>1,11,12-14<\/sup> Any delay in diagnosis or treatment may result in:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Serious systemic complications<sup>15,16<\/sup><\/li>\n<li>Irreversible organ damage<sup>12<\/sup><\/li>\n<li>Delay in initiating enzyme replacement therapy (ERT) to address underlying enzyme deficiency<sup>7<\/sup><\/li>\n<li>Lack of access to disease-specific management, with concomitant increase in risk of surgical mortality<sup>1,3,13,14,17<\/sup><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n    <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"acf-block-63fde3fb5956a\" class=\"block call-to-action block-tight-top block-tight-bottom\">\n    <div class=\"wrapper\">\n\t\t<div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"box\" style=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-content\">\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-content-main\">\n                        <div class=\"content-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t        <p>Since treatment exists for a number of MPS disorders, delay in diagnosis can mean delay in therapy and\/or delay in disease-specific management.<sup>3,13,14<\/sup><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t                        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"early-recognition\" class=\"block wrapped-content block-tight-bottom\">\n    <div class=\"wrapper\">\n        <div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n                \n<div id=\"acf-block-63fde3fb595cf\" class=\"block-wysiwyg\">\n            <h2>MPS: hiding in plain sight<\/h2>\n<h3>Early recognition hinges on early suspicion<\/h3>\n<p>MPS disorders are clinically heterogeneous and result in serious complications regardless of the rate of progression, which can range from slowly to rapidly progressing. While rates of progression are gross characterisations of disease severity, patients with slowly progressing disease are also at risk for the serious morbidities and mortality commonly associated with rapidly progressing disease.<sup>7,3,18<\/sup><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>If untreated, many individuals with severe disease do not live far into adulthood (second and third decade)<sup>3,19<\/sup><\/li>\n<li>Individuals with slowly progressing disease typically present with symptoms later in life<sup>18,20<\/sup><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n    <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"acf-block-63fde3fb595fd\" class=\"block split-content equal-bias block-tight-top block-tight-bottom\" data-muted-autoplay=\"false\">\n\t<div class=\"wrapper\">\n\t\t<div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n\t\t                                                                <div class=\"content-block first-block\">\n                                                                                                <h2>Patients with MPS can present with classical or non-classical patterns of signs and symptoms.<sup>20<\/sup><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Classical symptomology may present as more easily recognisable patterns of signs and symptoms that have been extensively documented in literature and in clinical practice<sup>20<\/sup><\/li>\n<li>Non-classical symptomology may present more subtly \u2013 without the distinct facial features, short stature or obvious musculoskeletal involvement of classical forms of MPS \u2013 making this phenotype more difficult to distinguish from other, more common skeletal or metabolic disorders<sup>20<\/sup><\/li>\n<li>As an example, recent research has indicated that approximately 25% of patients with Morquio A syndrome (MPS IVA) present with a non-classical phenotype<sup>21<\/sup><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n                                                                                    <\/div>\n                    \n                                            <div class=\"content-block 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                                                                                   <figcaption><p><small>Images depict non-classical MPS patient (top) and classical MPS patient (bottom)<\/small><\/p>\n<\/figcaption>\n                                                                            <\/figure>\n                                                                                    <\/div>\n                                                \t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"acf-block-63fde9213ae58\" class=\"block call-to-action block-tight-top block-tight-bottom\">\n    <div class=\"wrapper\">\n\t\t<div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"box\" style=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-content\">\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-content-main\">\n                        <div class=\"content-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t        <p>Irrespective of phenotype, symptoms of MPS can progress into end-organ damage<sup>16<\/sup><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t                                <div class=\"content-block\">\n                                <p><a class=\"button button-ghost button-arrow\" href=\"https:\/\/hcp.biomarin.com\/en-gb\/mps\/signs-and-symptoms\/\" target=\"_self\">Take a closer look at the signs and symptoms<\/a><\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t                        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"slowly-progressing\" class=\"block cards cards-1-col block-tight-top block-tight-bottom\">\n\t<div class=\"wrapper\">\n\t\t<div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cards-title\">\n\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cards-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t    \t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"diverse-patients\" class=\"block wrapped-content block-tight-top\">\n    <div class=\"wrapper\">\n        <div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n                \n<div id=\"acf-block-63fde3fb59661\" class=\"block-wysiwyg\">\n            <h2>Patients with MPS are diverse \u2013 discover the full spectrum<\/h2>\n<h3>In your everyday practice, diverse presentations can complicate patient identification.<\/h3>\n<p>The best way to accurately diagnose MPS is to refer a patient to a geneticist who is familiar with MPS and knows how to confirm the diagnosis.<sup>1,22<\/sup><\/p>\n<p>You should suspect MPS when confronted by patients who:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Exhibit any number or pattern of heterogeneous and seemingly unrelated signs<sup>1,22<\/sup><\/li>\n<li>Have high surgical needs and burdens<sup>1,22<\/sup><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>When you suspect MPS, refer immediately to a geneticist or metabolic centre.<sup>1,22<\/sup> Read more about <a href=\"https:\/\/hcp.biomarin.com\/en-gb\/mps\/assessing-mps\/\">testing and assessment<\/a>.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"acf-block-63fde9213af57\" class=\"block call-to-action block-tight-top block-tight-bottom\">\n    <div class=\"wrapper\">\n\t\t<div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"box\" style=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-content\">\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-content-main\">\n                        <div class=\"content-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t        <p>Early identification relies on seeing the full clinical picture and knowing the key clinical hallmarks of MPS.<sup>1,3,7,14,22<\/sup><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t                                <div class=\"content-block\">\n                                <p><a class=\"button button-ghost button-arrow\" href=\"https:\/\/hcp.biomarin.com\/en-gb\/mps\/assessing-mps\/\" target=\"_self\">Assessing MPS<\/a><\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t                        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At the centre of today\u2019s new era of management is \u2013 a coordinated, multidisciplinary care-delivery model.<sup>3,23-24<\/sup><\/p>\n                                                                                    <\/div>\n                    \n                                            <div class=\"content-block second-block\">\n                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    \n                                    \n                                                                                                                \n                                    \n                                    <figure>\n                                        <div class=\"image image-rounded\">\n                                                                  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