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Sanfilippo syndrome
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English
Etymology
Named after the US doctor Sylvester Sanfilippo who described the condition.
Noun
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en pathology A rare autosomal-recessive lysosomal storage disease that primarily affects the brain and spinal cord, caused by a buildup of glycosaminoglycans in the body's lysosomes.
en mucopolysaccharidosis type III
en eponyms