A family is learning to cope with a devastating diagnosis while they are stuck in quarantine. After years of searching for answers, 5-year-old Haidyn Fowler's family is now trying to understand what ...

SOUTH FLORIDA LAST YEAR. A PALM COAST FAMILY SAYS THEIR FOUR YEAR OLD DAUGHTER HAS A RARE AND DEADLY GENETIC DISORDER, AND THEY DISCOVERED IT THROUGH TIKTOK WESH 2’S. PAMELA KOME CAUGHT UP WITH THE ...

Mom of 7-year-old with 'childhood dementia' shares story to fight for a cure Haidyn was born with Sanfilippo syndrome, a rare genetic disorder that causes her to lose her ability to talk, walk and eat ...

Sanfilippo syndrome, also known as mucopolysaccharidosis type III, is a rare life-threatening disorder that interferes with metabolism. While it doesn’t have a cure, some symptoms can be treated to ...

The effects of Sanfilippo syndrome in small children are so devastating that the rare disease is often known as "childhood dementia." About one in 70,000 newborns inherit this disorder. The affected ...

As parents watch their kids transition from infancy into childhood, it’s common to look for signs of progressing development. Are they sleeping through the night? Can they remember new words and use ...

She loves playing with dolls, and she really likes wearing hats. She is very clever, observant, and hilarious, and nothing can get her down for too long. She could play all day, but instead, she has ...

BREMERTON, Wash. — Bremerton mom Noelle Pacl describes her son Logan as "an extremely happy guy." "He loves to jump, hike, he loves to run races," Pacl said. "The best way to describe him is he's just ...

Sanfilippo syndrome, also known as mucopolysaccharidosis type III (MPS III), is considered an orphan disease, which classifies it for special considerations in drug development and policy. It is a ...

Sanfilippo syndrome, also called mucopolysaccharidosis (MPS) type III, is a genetically inherited metabolic disorder that causes nervous system issues and other symptoms in children. This syndrome is ...

Sanfilippo syndrome, or mucopolysaccharidosis type III (MPS III), is a rare neurodegenerative disease that first appears in early childhood. There are four subtypes of Sanfilippo syndrome: A, B, C, ...