Donald Dengel, Ph.D., professor in the School of Kinesiology and director of the Laboratory of Integrative Human Physiology, is a co-author of an article recently published online in the International Journal of Molecular Sciences.

This article titled “The Carotid Intima-Media Thickness and Arterial Stiffness of Pediatric Mucopolysaccharidosis Patients Are Increased Compared to Both Pediatric and Adult Controls” examined vascular health in children with the genetic disease mucopolysaccharidoses (MPS). The data from this study suggested that children with mucopolysaccharidoses demonstrated a “structural vascular age” similar to adults who were 40 years older. Indicating the advanced development of cardiovascular disease.