Survival and diagnostic age of 175 Taiwanese patients with mucopolysaccharidoses (1985-2019).
Hsiang-Yu LinChung-Lin LeeChia-Ying ChangPao Chin ChiuYin-Hsiu ChienDau-Ming NiuFuu-Jen TsaiWuh-Liang HwuShio Jean LinJu-Li LinMei-Chyn ChaoTung-Ming ChangWen-Hui TsaiTzu-Jou WangChih-Kuang ChuangHsiang-Yu LinPublished in: Orphanet journal of rare diseases (2020)
The life expectancy of Taiwanese patients with MPS has improved in recent decades and patients are being diagnosed earlier. Because of the progressive nature of the disease, early diagnosis by newborn screening programs and timely implementation of early therapeutic interventions may lead to better clinical outcomes.