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Effect of discontinuing of laronidase in a patient with mucopolysaccharidosis type I

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Journal of Inherited Metabolic Disease

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We present a patient on enzyme replacement therapy who showed rapid deterioration when laronidase was discontinued owing to pregnancy.

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  1. Willink Biochemical Genetics Unit Royal Manchester, Children’s Hospital, M27 4HA, Manchester, UK

    A. T. Anbu, J. Mercer & J. E. Wraith

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  1. A. T. Anbu
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Correspondence to J. E. Wraith.

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Communicating editor: Michael Gibson

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Anbu, A.T., Mercer, J. & Wraith, J.E. Effect of discontinuing of laronidase in a patient with mucopolysaccharidosis type I. J Inherit Metab Dis 29, 230–231 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10545-006-0237-8

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