Lysosomal Storage Disorders in Egyptian Children.
Mohamed A ElmonemIman G MahmoudDina A MehaneySahar A SharafSawsan A HassanAzza OrabiFadia SalemMarian Y GirgisAmira El-BadawyMagy AbdelwahabZeinab SalahNeveen A SolimanFayza A HassanLaila A SelimPublished in: Indian journal of pediatrics (2016)
This report is the first to describe relative frequency and spectrum of clinical and molecular data in a large cohort of Egyptian lysosomal patients. The crude estimate denotes that over 80 % of Egyptian lysosomal patients do not have access to optimal diagnosis. Upgrading diagnostic and genetic services for lysosomal storage disorders in Egypt is absolutely necessary.