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Study holds hope of treatment for deadly genetic disease MPS IIIB

September 30, 2014 by

Researchers report they may have found a way to replace the missing enzyme that causes progressive damage to the brain in people with MPSIIIB. Officially known as mucopolysaccharidosis type IIIB or Sanfilippo Syndrome type B, the disease causes the accumulation of waste products in the cells, leading to progressive damage to the brain.

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