GLYCOPEPTIDE AND GLYCOSAMINOGLYCAN IN THE URINE OF THE HEREDITARY MUCOPOLYSACCHARIDOSIS VI (MAROTEAUX-LAMY SYNDROME)

Abstract

A study of the glycopeptide and glycosaminoglycans has been made on the urine of a patient with hereditary mucopolysaccharidosis VI (Naroteaux-Lamy syndrome) and the results compared to those obtained from the urine of normal men. Glycosaminoglycan contents were significantly higher in the urine of the patient, especially in the electrophoretic fraction with approximate mobility of dermatan sulfate, than in the normal urine. Whereas glycopeptide content in the patient fell within the normal range.