title: Report of three cases of mucopolysacchaidoses and an unusual case of hyperaminoaciduria detected during the screening of mentally retarded children.
abstract: 315 mentally retarded children from the coastal districts of Andhra Pradesh, south India, were screened to detect metabolic defects. Results with 2 cases of Hunter's syndrome, 1 case of Sanfilippo's syndrome and an unusual case of hyperamino aciduria are presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Human Genetics, Andhra University, Waltair, India.
authors.forename: K S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Devi
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Veeraju
authors.forename: B S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Rao
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003241:Consanguinity; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening; D009083:Mucopolysaccharidoses / Q000150:complications*; D010375:Pedigree; D010865:Pilot Projects; D000608:Renal Aminoacidurias / Q000150:complications*