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World J Clin Pediatr. Dec 9, 2025; 14(4): 110003
Published online Dec 9, 2025. doi: 10.5409/wjcp.v14.i4.110003
Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of patients with mucopolysaccharidosis type VI
Parameter
n
Results (n = 53), n (%) or median (Q1; Q3)/ minimum and maximum
Sex, female/male, n (%)27/2627/53 (50.9)/27/53 (49.1)
Current age of the patient, years5319.0 (12.0; 30.0)/1.0-52.0
Age of first symptoms, years382 (1.0; 4.0)/0.0-20.0
Age of molecular genetic diagnostics, years4011 (5/0; 19.0)/0.0-45
Age at diagnosis, years447 (3.0; 14.0)/0.0-41
Time since first symptoms to genetic confirmation, years347 (2.0; 15.0)/0.0-36
Ever received ERT, n (%)4848/51 (94.1)
Time since first symptoms of ERT, years257 (4.0; 14.0)/0.0-36
Time since diagnosis to ERT, years272 (0.0; 10.0)/0.0-21
Alive/died, n (%)5351 (96.2)/2 (3.8)
Age of death, years125
Table 2 Prevalence of mucopolysaccharidosis type VI in the federal districts of the Russian federation
Federal district
Number of patients with MPS VI, n (%)
Number of residents in the federal district
Prevalence of MPS VI in the federal district per 100000 live births
Central10 (18.9)401986590.03
Southern3 (5.7)166240810.02
Northwestern7 (13.2)138403520.05
Privolzhsky6 (11.3)285408320.02
Far-Eastern2 (3.8)78663440.03
North-Caucasian9 (16.9)102510830.09
Ural10 (18.9)122622950.08
Siberian6 (11.3)165671430.04
Table 3 Distribution and genetic variants frequency in patients with mucopolysaccharidosis type VI, n (%)
Single nucleotide variant
Number of patients with a specific variant, n = 51
с.1601А>G (p.Ter534Trp)2 (3.9)
c.691-1G>A1 (2.0)
c.454C>T (p.Arg152Trp)22 (43.1)
c.966G>A (p.Trp322*)5 (9.8)
c.194C>T (p.Ser65Phe)10 (19.6)
c.304C>G (p.Arg102Gly)1 (2.0)
c.797A>C (p.Tyr266Ser)2 (3.9)
c.974G>A (p.Gly325Asp)1 (2.0)
c.943C>T (p.Arg315*)5 (9.8)
c.237_243delGGTGCTC (p.Val80Trpfs*32)1 (2.0)
c.629A>G (p.Tyr210Cys)4 (7.8)
c.1562G>A (p.Cys521Tyr)2 (3.9)
c.533A>G (p.His178Arg)2 (3.9)
c.262C>T (p.Gln88*)3 (5.9)
c.1079T>C (p.Leu360Pro)1 (2.0)
c.743delC (p.Pro248fs)1 (2.0)
c.785dupA (p.Asn262fs)1 (2.0)
c.293T>C (p.Leu98Pro)2 (3.9)
c.1131G>T (p.Trp377Cys)1 (2.0)
c.941T>C (р.Leu314Pro)3 (5.9)
ex5: Del2635kb1 (2.0)
с.990_1003del141 (2.0)
Table 4 Prevalence of mucopolysaccharidosis type VI in the Russian Federation in comparison with data from other countries
Country
Selective screening period (years)
Number of identified patients with MPS
MPS incidence per 100000 live births
Number of identified
patients with MPS VI
MPS VI incidence per 100000 live births
Russia[16]314673.9680.036
United States of America[20]207890.98-0.04
Japan[25]274671.5380.03
Denmark[18]30331.7710.05
Czech Republic[26]341193.7220.05
Poland[21]403921.840.013
Switzerland[25]34511.5640.11
Saudi Arabia[23]262817.013.07.85
Taiwan[27]211302.0490.14
South Korea[28]191471.3520.019
Australia[29]171884.46190.43
Germany[19]164743.51330.23