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Comparative effects of adjuvant cimetidine and omeprazole during pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy.

In a double-blind, randomized crossover study, the hypotheses were tested that more powerful inhibition of gastric acid secretion by adjuvant omeprazole further improves the efficacy of pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy compared to adjuvant cimetidine and that excluding the influence of pH-related factors, by virtually complete inhibition of gastric acid secretion with 60 mg omeprazole daily, does not lead to total elimination of steatorrhea. During both adjuvant cimetidine and omeprazole treatment, fecal fat excretion was significantly lower compared to pancreatin monotherapy (P < 0.01). Omeprazole showed a trend towards a more favorable decrease of fecal fat excretion compared to cimetidine but no statistically significant difference. Steatorrhea was almost never abolished, even during 60 mg omeprazole daily. Generally, pH-related factors are considered to explain an inadequate therapeutic response during pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy. However, this study indicates that in vivo other factors also play a significant role.

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Monitoring the clinical and biochemical response to enzyme replacement therapy in three children with Fabry disease.

UNLABELLED: Fabry disease is an X-linked disorder of glycosphingolipid metabolism resulting from a deficiency of the lysosomal enzyme alpha-galactosidase A. This leads to the progressive accumulation of glycosphingolipids in lysosomes of most visceral tissues and in body fluids. Following successful clinical trials in adults, two recombinant enzyme preparations of alpha-galactosidase have recently been licensed in Europe for the treatment of Fabry disease and treatment in children has commenced. We now report the clinical findings and the levels of globotriaosylceramide in plasma and urine in three boys who have been treated with enzyme replacement therapy (agalsidase beta, Fabrazyme), 1 mg/kg for 2 years. In one boy there was a rapid improvement in all the clinical and biochemical parameters measured. This has been maintained. In the other two boys, who are siblings, there was no measurable clinical improvement after 1 year and the levels of globotriaosylceramide in plasma and urine, although lower than before treatment, were still considerably elevated. There was no evidence of blocking or neutralising antibodies so the dose of enzyme was increased to 2 mg/kg at 74 weeks of therapy. At 2 years their pain scores had improved but this was not accompanied by any reduction in the plasma or urine globotriaosylceramide levels. CONCLUSION: Measurement of globotriaosylceramide in plasma and urine may not be the most appropriate marker to monitor the progression of treatment by enzyme replacement therapy in all patients. Certainly the subjective clinical improvement in the two brothers in this report outweighed the objective biochemical findings.

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Enzyme replacement therapy and intraepidermal innervation density in Fabry disease.

We prospectively evaluated the effect of enzyme replacement therapy (ERT) on the intraepidermal nerve fiber density (IENFD) and thermal threshold in patients with Fabry disease, an X-linked disorder associated with a painful small-fiber neuropathy and decreased linear IENFD in a length-dependent pattern. Twenty-five hemizygous male patients with Fabry disease were enrolled in a 6-month, randomized, placebo-controlled ERT trial of 0.2 mg/kg of alpha-galactosidase A (agalsidase-alfa) every 2 weeks followed by an additional 12 months of open-label ERT for both populations. IENFD and thermal threshold were measured in the distal thigh at baseline, 6 months, and 18 months from initiation of the trial. We found no significant difference in IENFD between the treatment groups at 6 months. After an additional year of ERT, there was a significant reduction in IENFD in the patient group as a whole, attributable to the declining glomerular filtration rate. Thermal thresholds remained unchanged. We conclude that epidermal nerve fiber regeneration, as measured in the distal thigh, does not occur in this patient population after 12-18 months of ERT.

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Enzyme replacement therapy in Gaucher's disease: large-scale purification of glucocerebrosidase suitable for human administration.

Enzyme replacement therapy for the alleviation of Gaucher's disease has been impeded because of the difficulty in preparing large amounts of glucocerebrosidase, the enzyme that is deficient in patients with this disorder. A large-scale procedure for the purification of human placental glucocerebrosidase has been developed. The method uses cholate extraction, ammonium sulfate fractionation, acid precipitation, butanol extraction, and hydrophobic chromatography; the final enzyme preparation has a specific activity of more than 10(6) units/mg of protein with an overall recovery of 30%. In addition, the contamination of enzyme preparations, intended for human infusion, prepared by isolation procedures involving concanavalin A columns has been studied and is reported here.

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Enzyme replacement therapy in classical infantile pompe disease: results of a ten-month follow-up study.

Infantile Pompe disease (IPD) is a fatal, autosomal recessive muscle-wasting disorder. Due to a deficiency of the lysosomal enzyme acid alpha-glucosidase patients develop a generalized myopathy, diaphragmatic weakness, and cardiomyopathy leading to death usually within the first year of life. So far there is no therapy available. We report on the safety and efficacy of transgenically derived recombinant human precursor acid alpha-glucosidase (rhGAA) in a 10-month follow-up study in two children with IPD who previously completed a 48-week course of enzyme replacement therapy (ERT) with the same medication at the same dose in a phase II clinical trial. Under this therapy cardiac status and muscle strength had improved, leading to survival beyond the age of one year. These results, together with data from two other phase II clinical trials encouraged further evaluation of the long-term safety and efficacy of enzyme replacement therapy in patients with infantile-onset Pompe disease. During the 10-month follow-up period, ERT was well-tolerated and neither patient experienced a single infusion-associated reaction. The initial improvements in cardiac size and function, as measured by left ventricular mass index and the fractional shortening, were maintained in both patients, and a continued improvement of motor function, as measured by the Alberta infant motor scale, was observed.

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Fabry disease, an under-recognized multisystemic disorder: expert recommendations for diagnosis, management, and enzyme replacement therapy.

Fabry disease (alpha-galactosidase A deficiency) is an X-linked recessive lysosomal storage disorder. Although the disease presents in childhood and culminates in cardiac, cerebrovascular, and end-stage renal disease, diagnosis is often delayed or missed. This paper reviews the key signs and symptoms of Fabry disease and provides expert recommendations for diagnosis, follow-up, medical management, and the use of enzyme replacement therapy. Recommendations are based on reviews of the literature on Fabry disease, results of recent clinical trials, and expertise of the authors, all of whom have extensive clinical experience with Fabry disease and lysosomal storage disorders and represent subspecialties involved in treatment. All males and female carriers affected with Fabry disease should be followed closely, regardless of symptoms or treatment status. Clinical trials have shown that recombinant human alpha-galactosidase A replacement therapy--the only disease-specific therapy currently available for Fabry disease--is safe and can reverse substrate storage in the lysosome, the pathophysiologic basis of the disease. Enzyme replacement therapy in all males with Fabry disease (including those with end-stage renal disease) and female carriers with substantial disease manifestations should be initiated as early as possible. Additional experience is needed before more specific recommendations can be made on optimal dosing regimens for reversal; maintenance; and prevention of disease manifestations in affected males, symptomatic carrier females, children, and patients with compromised renal function.

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Enzyme replacement therapy for primary adult lactase deficiency. Effective reduction of lactose malabsorption and milk intolerance by direct addition of beta-galactosidase to milk at mealtime.

The addition of microbial beta-galactosidases directly to milk at mealtime represents a potential "enzyme replacement therapy" for primary lactase deficiency. We used the hydrogen breath test as the index of incomplete carbohydrate absorption to assess the efficacy of two enzymes--one from yeast, Kluyveromyces lactis (LactAid), and the other from the fungus Aspergillus niger (Lactase N)--to assist in the hydrolysis of 18 g of lactose in 360 ml (12 oz) of whole milk when consumed by an adult lactose malabsorber. Graded amounts of Lactase N produced, at best, a 53% relative reduction in breath hydrogen excretion, whereas quantitative elimination of excess hydrogen excretion was produced by 1 and 1.5 g of LactAid. A double-blind, controlled, crossover trial was subsequently performed in 50 healthy, unselected Mexican adults, to whom 360 ml of cow's milk was presented in the three forms in a randomized order: intact milk, prehydrolyzed milk, and milk to which 1 g of LactAid was added immediately before consumption. Among the 25 subjects with incomplete carbohydrate absorption with intact milk, adding enzyme 5-min before consumption produced a 62% reduction in breath hydrogen excretion, and symptoms of intolerance were significantly reduced. The feasibility of effective enzyme replacement therapy with a beta-galactosidase from K. lactis is demonstrated.

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Intrathecal enzyme replacement therapy reduces lysosomal storage in the brain and meninges of the canine model of MPS I.

Enzyme replacement therapy (ERT) has been developed for several lysosomal storage disorders, including mucopolysaccharidosis I (MPS I), and is effective at reducing lysosomal storage in many tissues and in ameliorating clinical disease. However, intravenous ERT does not adequately treat storage disease in the central nervous system (CNS), presumably due to effects of the blood-brain barrier on enzyme distribution. To circumvent this barrier, we studied whether intrathecal (IT) recombinant human alpha-L-iduronidase (rhIDU) could penetrate and treat the brain and meninges. An initial dose-response study showed that doses of 0.46-4.14 mg of IT rhIDU successfully penetrated the brain of normal dogs and reached tissue levels 5.6 to 18.9-fold normal overall and 2.7 to 5.9-fold normal in deep brain sections lacking CSF contact. To assess the efficacy and safety in treating lysosomal storage disease, four weekly doses of approximately 1 mg of IT rhIDU were administered to MPS I-affected dogs resulting in a mean 23- and 300-fold normal levels of iduronidase in total brain and meninges, respectively. Quantitative glycosaminoglycan (GAG) analysis showed that the IT treatment reduced mean total brain GAG to normal levels and achieved a 57% reduction in meningeal GAG levels accompanied by histologic improvement in lysosomal storage in all cell types. The dogs did develop a dose-dependent immune response against the recombinant human protein and a meningeal lymphocytic/plasmacytic infiltrate. The IT route of ERT administration may be an effective way to treat the CNS disease in MPS I and could be applicable to other lysosomal storage disorders.

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Expression and purification of a human, soluble Arylsulfatase A for Metachromatic Leukodystrophy enzyme replacement therapy.

The production of active Arylsulfatase A is a key step in the development of enzyme replacement therapy for Metachromatic Leukodystrophy. To obtain large amounts of purified Arylsulfatase A for therapeutic use, we combined a retroviral expression system with a versatile and rapid purification protocol that can easily and reliably be adapted to high-throughput applications. The purification method consists of an initial ion-exchange DEAE-cellulose chromatography step followed by immuno-affinity purification using a polyclonal antibody against a 29-mer peptide of the Arylsulfatase A sequence. Immuno-adsorbed protein was eluted with a combination of acidic pH and an optimal concentration of the 29-mer peptide. This protocol reproducibly yielded approximately 100 microg of >99% pure human Arylsulfatase A, corresponding to 152 mU of enzyme activity, per liter of culture medium with properties similar to those of human non-recombinant protein.

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Effects of enzyme replacement therapy in thirteen Japanese paediatric patients with Gaucher disease.

UNLABELLED: To determine treatment effects in the unique and previously internationally unreported Japanese paediatric patient population with Gaucher disease (GD), we analysed six response parameters among 13 patients given enzyme replacement therapy (ERT). Also to obtain insights into optimising maintenance dosing, through subgroup analysis we retrospectively examined effects of three ERT dose reduction schedules from a starting regimen of 60 U/kg of body weight every 2 weeks. Our patients included 11 males and two females, 11 individuals with possible type 1 and two individuals with type 3b GD, six individuals with the L444P/F2131 genotype and five with the L444P/L444P genotype, and five who had been splenectomised. Despite different mutation prevalence, Japanese patients with GD, like their counterparts from other ethnic groups, generally benefitted from ERT. However, early and marked ERT dose reduction (from 60 U/kg to 30 or 15 U/ kg every 2 weeks within < or =6 months) was associated with insufficient improvement of mean haemoglobin level and relative height and with insufficient improvement or worsening of platelet count. Only the subgroup given 60 U/kg of ERT every 2 weeks for 36 months had significant improvement in mean haemoglobin, platelet count, angiotensin-converting enzyme and acid phosphatase levels and relative height at 36 months. CONCLUSION: These data suggest that long-term high dose enzyme replacement therapy may be required to obtain sufficient improvement to maintain health among paediatric patients with severe Gaucher disease.

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Enzyme replacement therapy with agalsidase alfa in children with Fabry disease.

AIM: To assess the effects of enzyme replacement therapy (ERT) in children with Fabry disease. METHODS: Safety and efficacy of ERT with agalsidase alfa, 0.2 mg/kg infused over 40 minutes every 2 weeks for 23 weeks, were studied in a multicentre open-label trial in nine boys and four girls. Median age at the start of the study was 11.0 years (range 3.5-18 years). RESULTS: Fifty-four adverse events were reported in 11 patients. No serious adverse events related to ERT were reported. Twelve of the 54 adverse events were considered possibly or probably related to ERT. Infusion reactions (8 mild, 3 moderate) occurred in four boys, in seven infusions. One boy developed IgG antibodies, although he continued to make good clinical progress. At the end of the study, two of the four boys and the one girl on regular pain medication at baseline had stopped taking analgesics. Brief Pain Inventory (BPI) scores decreased in most patients by week 12 and were sustained until the end of the study. This change was greater in the boys, who had higher (worse) BPI scores at baseline. Pain-related quality of life (QoL) scores also decreased during the study. Plasma globotriaosylceramide concentrations and urinary globotriaosylceramide:sphingomyelin ratios decreased after 12 and 23 weeks of therapy, particularly in the boys. Increases in sweat volume were recorded in three out of five of the boys and in one of two girls tested after 23 weeks of treatment. CONCLUSION: ERT with agalsidase alfa in children with Fabry disease is well tolerated and, in the short term, appears to decrease pain and to improve pain-related QoL.

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Enzyme replacement therapy in a feline model of Maroteaux-Lamy syndrome.

We report studies that suggest enzyme replacement therapy will result in a significant reduction in disease progression and tissue pathology in patients with Maroteaux-Lamy syndrome (Mucopolysaccharidosis type VI, MPS VI). A feline model for MPS VI was used to evaluate tissue distribution and clinical efficacy of three forms of recombinant human N-acetylgalactosamine-4-sulfatase (rh4S, EC 3.1.6.1). Intravenously administered rh4S was rapidly cleared from circulation. The majority of rh4S was distributed to liver, but was also detected in most other tissues. Tissue half-life was approximately 2-4 d. Three MPS VI cats given regular intravenous infusions of rh4S for up to 20 mo showed variable reduction of storage vacuoles in Kupffer cells and connective tissues, however cartilage chondrocytes remained vacuolated. Vertebral bone mineral volume was improved in two MPS VI cats in which therapy was initiated before skeletal maturity, and increased bone volume appeared to correlate with earlier age of onset of therapy. One cat showed greater mobility in response to therapy.

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Effectiveness of enzyme replacement therapy in 1028 patients with type 1 Gaucher disease after 2 to 5 years of treatment: a report from the Gaucher Registry.

PURPOSE: Gaucher disease is the first lysosomal storage disorder to be treated with macrophage-targeted enzyme replacement therapy. Previous studies in relatively small numbers of patients demonstrated short-term efficacy of this treatment. This study describes the effects of 2 to 5 years of treatment on specific manifestations of type 1 Gaucher disease. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: Physicians reported data from 1028 patients to the Gaucher Registry. Assessment of response included serial measurements of hemoglobin concentration, platelet count, liver and spleen volumes, and the occurrence of bone pain and bone crises. RESULTS: Among anemic patients, hemoglobin concentration increased to normal or near normal within 6 to 12 months, with a sustained response through 5 years. In thrombocytopenic patients with intact spleens, the most rapid response occurred during the first 2 years, with slower improvement thereafter. The likelihood of achieving a normal platelet count decreased with increasing severity of baseline thrombocytopenia. In patients who had undergone splenectomy, platelet counts returned to normal within 6 to 12 months. Hepatomegaly decreased by 30% to 40% during follow-up; splenomegaly decreased 50% to 60%, but rarely to volumes below five times normal size. In patients with pretreatment bone pain or bone crises, 52% (67/128) were pain free after 2 years and 94% (48/51) reported no additional crises. CONCLUSION: Enzyme replacement therapy prevents progressive manifestations of Gaucher disease, and ameliorates Gaucher disease-associated anemia, thrombocytopenia, organomegaly, bone pain, and bone crises.

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Enzyme replacement therapy in mucopolysaccharidosis I: altered distribution and targeting of alpha-L-iduronidase in immunized rats.

Enzyme replacement therapy (ERT) has been developed and trialed for the treatment of human lysosomal storage disorder patients. The viability of ERT for the treatment of these severe multiple pathology disorders has subsequently been established. However, in both animal model studies and human clinical trials, some individuals have been shown to develop an immune response to the replacement protein. This potential complication for treatment has been investigated by the infusion of recombinant human alpha-L-iduronidase (rh-alpha-L-iduronidase) into nonimmune and immunized rats to simulate mucopolysaccharidosis type I ERT in the presence of different levels of antibody. In rats with high antibody titers to rh-alpha-L-iduronidase (titer 1,024,000) there was evidence of altered organ distribution and subcellular targeting when compared to either lower titer immunized rats (titers less than 64,000) or nonimmune rats (titers 512-1024). In addition, hypersensitivity reactions were observed for high titer rats (titer 1,024,000) during rh-alpha-L-iduronidase infusion, but not for the other two treatment groups. A rat with an antibody titer of 64,000 had only minor changes in subcellular targeting and organ distribution when infused with rh-alpha-L-iduronidase. This implied that a high level of antibody was required to effect changes in alpha-L-iduronidase enzyme targeting and distribution. Notably, in the high titer rats, the antibody produced appeared to increase the tissue and subcellular level of rh-alpha-L-iduronidase specific activity. This suggested that antibody production may not always result in an adverse effect on ERT.

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Enzyme replacement therapy in Mucopolysaccharidosis VI: evidence for immune responses and altered efficacy of treatment in animal models.

Enzyme replacement therapy (ERT) can potentially result in an immunological response to the introduced protein. The immunological response by Mucopolysaccharidosis type VI (MPS VI) cats to recombinant human N-acetylgalactosamine 4-sulfatase (rh4S) ERT has been investigated. Plasma antibody titres to rh4S were detected in untreated MPS VI and normal control cats, but the antibody titres to rh4S were higher in ERT treated MPS VI cats. The reactivity by cats to rh4S did not appear to be just due to species cross reactivity, as plasma antibodies from normal control, MPS VI and MPS VI ERT cats reacted equally with feline and human 4-sulfatase. Normal control and MPS VI human plasma also had antibody titres to rh4S. Plasma antibodies to rh4S, from an ERT treated cat, could be temporarily removed from circulation by enzyme infusion, confirming specificity for rh4S and indicating a possible window for ERT in the absence of antibody. In enzyme distribution studies with 3H-rh4S, evidence of altered targeting, and enzyme inactivation and degradation were observed in high compared to low titre rats. In high titre rats, the observed loss of 3H-label from vacuolar organelles of the liver may represent either degradation of antibody bound 3H-rh4S for reutilisation within the liver, or antigen presentation. The development of high titre antibody may have a detrimental effect on the efficacy of ERT.

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Identification and molecular characterization of alpha-L-iduronidase mutations present in mucopolysaccharidosis type I patients undergoing enzyme replacement therapy.

Mucopolysaccharidosis type I (MPS I) is an autosomal recessive lysosomal storage disorder caused by a deficiency of alpha-L-iduronidase (IDUA). Mutations in the gene are responsible for the enzyme deficiency, which leads to the intralysosomal storage of the partially degraded glycosaminoglycans dermatan sulfate and heparan sulfate. Molecular characterization of MPS I patients has resulted in the identification of over 70 distinct mutations in the IDUA gene. The high degree of molecular heterogeneity reflects the wide clinical variability observed in MPS I patients. Six novel mutations, c.1087C>T (p.R363C), c.1804T>A (p.F602I), c.793G>C, c.712T>A (p.L238Q), c.1727+2T>A, and c.1269C>G (p.S423R), in a total of 14 different mutations, and 13 different polymorphic changes, including the novel c.246C>G (p.H82Q), were identified in a cohort of 10 MPS I patients enrolled in a clinical trial of enzyme-replacement therapy. Five novel amino acid substitutions and c.236C>T (p.A79V) were engineered into the wild-type IDUA cDNA and expressed. A p.G265R read-through mutation, arising from the c.793G>C splice mutation, was also expressed. Each mutation reduced IDUA protein and activity levels to varying degrees with the processing of many of the mutant forms also affected by IDUA. The varied properties of the expressed mutant forms of IDUA reflect the broad range of biochemical and clinical phenotypes of the 10 patients in this study. IDUA kinetic data derived from each patient's cultured fibroblasts, in combination with genotype data, was used to predict disease severity. Finally, residual IDUA protein concentration in cultured fibroblasts showed a weak correlation to the degree of immune response to enzyme-replacement therapy in each patient.

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Scintigraphic monitoring of reticuloendothelial system in patients with type 1 Gaucher disease on enzyme replacement therapy.

UNLABELLED: The purpose of this study was to define the scintigraphic pattern of marrow replacement and changes in reticuloendothelial activity after enzyme replacement therapy in patients with Gaucher disease. METHODS: Forty patients underwent baseline whole-body imaging with 99mTc-sulfur colloid and evaluation of liver and spleen volume with CT or magnetic resonance imaging. Thirty-seven of the 40 patients were treated with enzyme replacement. Therapeutic responses of central and peripheral bone marrow and the changes in pulmonary uptake of 99mTc-sulfur colloid were assessed visually at 1-4 yr after the start of therapy. Changes in liver and spleen volumes were analyzed quantitatively. The initial pattern of marrow involvement was correlated with disease severity (based on baseline blood counts and liver and spleen volumes). RESULTS: Baseline studies revealed that 38 of 40 (95%) and 28 of 40 (70%) of the patients in this study had abnormal peripheral and central marrow activity, respectively. Twenty of 24 evaluable patients (83.3%) on therapy showed regression of peripheral bone marrow activity to a more proximal location in the lower extremities, increased ratio of pelvic/proximal femoral activity to distal activity or both. Fourteen of 19 treated patients (73.7%) with abnormal initial central marrow activity showed detectable improvement in central bone marrow activity as a result of therapy. In patients with initial lung uptake of 99mTc-sulfur colloid, 91% showed complete resolution of the uptake after therapy. These changes in colloid uptake and distribution were associated with significant reductions in liver and spleen volumes and improvements in blood counts. CONCLUSION: Most patients with Gaucher disease demonstrate increased central bone marrow activity and regression of activity in peripheral bone marrow with enzyme replacement therapy. Additionally, the abnormal phagocytic pulmonary activity observed before therapy in many of the patients resolves.

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A follow-up study of MPS I patients treated with laronidase enzyme replacement therapy for 6 years.

Recombinant human alpha-L-iduronidase (Aldurazyme, laronidase) was approved as an enzyme replacement therapy for patients with the lysosomal storage disorder, mucopolysaccharidosis I (MPS I). In order to assess the long-term safety and efficacy of laronidase therapy, 5 of 10 patients in the original laronidase Phase 1/2 clinical trial were re-evaluated after 6 years of treatment. Lysosomal storage was further improved at 6 years (urinary glycosaminoglycans (GAG) excretion decreased 76%; mean liver size at 1.84% of body weight). Shoulder maximum range of motion was maintained or further increased and reached a mean 33.2 (R) and 25.0 (L) degrees gained in flexion and 34.0 (R) and 27.3 (L) degrees gained in extension. Sleep apnea was decreased in four of five patients and the airway size index improved. Cardiac disease evaluations showed no progression to heart failure or cor pulmonale but pre-existing significant valve disease did progress in some patients. Substantial growth was observed for the pre-pubertal patients, with a gain of 33 cm (27%) in height and a gain of 31 kg in weight (105%). In general, the evaluated patients reported an improved ability to perform normal activities of daily living. Overall these data represent the first evidence that laronidase can stabilize or reverse many aspects of MPS I disease during long-term therapy and that early treatment prior to the development of substantial cardiac and skeletal disease may lead to better outcomes.

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