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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
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 (%) | 27/26 | 27/53 (50.9)/27/53 (49.1) |
| Current age of the patient, years | 53 | 19.0 (12.0; 30.0)/1.0-52.0 |
| Age of first symptoms, years | 38 | 2 (1.0; 4.0)/0.0-20.0 |
| Age of molecular genetic diagnostics, years | 40 | 11 (5/0; 19.0)/0.0-45 |
| Age at diagnosis, years | 44 | 7 (3.0; 14.0)/0.0-41 |
| Time since first symptoms to genetic confirmation, years | 34 | 7 (2.0; 15.0)/0.0-36 |
| Ever received ERT, n (%) | 48 | 48/51 (94.1) |
| Time since first symptoms of ERT, years | 25 | 7 (4.0; 14.0)/0.0-36 |
| Time since diagnosis to ERT, years | 27 | 2 (0.0; 10.0)/0.0-21 |
| Alive/died, n (%) | 53 | 51 (96.2)/2 (3.8) |
| Age of death, years | 1 | 25 |
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 |
| Central | 10 (18.9) | 40198659 | 0.03 |
| Southern | 3 (5.7) | 16624081 | 0.02 |
| Northwestern | 7 (13.2) | 13840352 | 0.05 |
| Privolzhsky | 6 (11.3) | 28540832 | 0.02 |
| Far-Eastern | 2 (3.8) | 7866344 | 0.03 |
| North-Caucasian | 9 (16.9) | 10251083 | 0.09 |
| Ural | 10 (18.9) | 12262295 | 0.08 |
| Siberian | 6 (11.3) | 16567143 | 0.04 |
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>A | 1 (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: Del2635kb | 1 (2.0) |
| с.990_1003del14 | 1 (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] | 31 | 467 | 3.9 | 68 | 0.036 |
| United States of America[20] | 20 | 789 | 0.98 | - | 0.04 |
| Japan[25] | 27 | 467 | 1.53 | 8 | 0.03 |
| Denmark[18] | 30 | 33 | 1.77 | 1 | 0.05 |
| Czech Republic[26] | 34 | 119 | 3.72 | 2 | 0.05 |
| Poland[21] | 40 | 392 | 1.8 | 4 | 0.013 |
| Switzerland[25] | 34 | 51 | 1.56 | 4 | 0.11 |
| Saudi Arabia[23] | 26 | 28 | 17.0 | 13.0 | 7.85 |
| Taiwan[27] | 21 | 130 | 2.04 | 9 | 0.14 |
| South Korea[28] | 19 | 147 | 1.35 | 2 | 0.019 |
| Australia[29] | 17 | 188 | 4.46 | 19 | 0.43 |
| Germany[19] | 16 | 474 | 3.51 | 33 | 0.23 |
- Citation: Vechkasova AO, Zakharova EY, Buchinskaya NV, Vashakmadze ND, Namazova-Baranova LS, Ivanov DO, Kutsev SI, Kostik MM. Clinical and genetic characteristics of mucopolysaccharidosis type VI according to the Russian registry. World J Clin Pediatr 2025; 14(4): 110003
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/2219-2808/full/v14/i4/110003.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.5409/wjcp.v14.i4.110003
