Mondo Description Mucopolysaccharidosis type VII (MPS VII) is a very rare lysosomal storage disease belonging to the group of mucopolysaccharidoses.

Uniprot Description An autosomal recessive lysosomal storage disease characterized by inability to degrade glucuronic acid-containing glycosaminoglycans. The phenotype is highly variable, ranging from severe lethal hydrops fetalis to mild forms with survival into adulthood. Most patients with the intermediate phenotype show hepatomegaly, skeletal anomalies, coarse facies, and variable degrees of mental impairment.

Disease Ontology Description A mucopolysaccharidosis characterized by a deficiency of the lysosomal enzyme beta-glucuronidase resulting in the inability to degrade glucuronic acid-containing glycosaminoglycans.