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Alpha-mannosidosis patient and caregiver resources

Living with alpha-mannosidosis (AM) can be difficult and you may not always have the information or structure you need to speak to a healthcare professional about your condition.

This series of resources, jointly developed by the MPS Society, Rare Disease Research Partners (RDRP) and the International Society for Mannosidosis and Related Diseases (ISMRD), helps patients and caregivers better understand the condition, keep track of their health and stay organised when living with AM.

These resources have been funded by Chiesi Global Rare Diseases and developed by Rare Disease Research Partners in collaboration with MPS Society UK, ISMRD, specialist clinicians, a metabolic nurse, and reviewed by people with alpha-mannosidosis and their caregivers. Everyone involved received a fee for their consultancy advice, except for people with AM and their caregivers, who kindly shared their invaluable time and expertise voluntarily.

These resources do not provide medical advice; always consult a healthcare professional with any medical concerns.

Resources that are available:

  1. Information about AM

  2. Resource for HCPs who do not know about AM

  3. Resource for caregivers/individuals with AM going to HCPs

  4. Resource for schools with a child with AM

  5. Resource for a parent/young person with AM going to school

  6. Patient diary

Understanding alpha-mannosidosis

A guide for parents and caregivers that aims to answer some of the questions you might have, and to provide information about the disease.

Let's talk about AM for healthcare professionals

A quick reference guide for healthcare professionals who are not familiar with alpha-mannosidosis. You can share this leaflet with the healthcare professional involved in your care, and bring it to the appointment to help explain AM.

Let's talk about AM with your healthcare team

Prepare for appointments with healthcare professionals who may not regularly see patients with AM.

Let's talk about AM for schools and education settings

A brief overview for schools, educational settings, and their teachers on how to support the learning and wellbeing of children or young people with AM.

Let's talk about AM with schools: guide for parents and caregivers

Preparing for school meetings and ensuring support for children and young people with alpha-mannosidosis.

Alpha-mannosidosis diary

A resource for people living with alpha-mannosidosis and their caregivers to keep track of the medical and life journey.

The MPS Society, the Society for Mucopolysaccharide Diseases, is the only registered charity providing professional support to individuals and families affected by MPS, Fabry and related lysosomal conditions in the UK. We are committed to transforming lives through specialist knowledge, support and research, making sure anyone affected by these conditions gets to live the life they want.

ISMRD, the International Society for Mannosidosis and Related Diseases, is an internationally focused not-for-profit organisation whose mission is to advocate for families and patients. We are The International Advocate for Glycoprotein Storage Diseases. Our mission, through partnerships built with medicine, science and industry, is to seek, detect and cure these diseases while providing a global network of support and information.

Rare Disease Research Partners is a wholly owned, not for profit subsidiary of the MPS Society. Its social objectives are to reinvest any surplus to support the mission of the MPS Society to transform the lives of patients through specialist knowledge, support, advocacy and research.