Morquio syndrome
mucopolysaccharydosis type IV A-D

In most cases, individuals with Morquio syndrome have normal intelligence.

Kevin has Morquio syndrome, where the outside of his body cannot grow.

He was chosen because of his small height caused by Morquio syndrome.

Genetic counseling is recommended for prospective parents with a family history of Morquio syndrome.

Children with the more severe form of Morquio syndrome may not live beyond their twenties or thirties.

Morquio syndrome is an inherited disease belonging to the group of mucopolysaccharide storage diseases.

Kevin is diagnosed with Morquio syndrome.

Morquio Syndrome is a disease when your insides like your organs grow but your body does not.

Like Smith, the film's hero has Morquio Syndrome.

Kevin is a 12-year-old boy who suffers Mucopolysaccharidosis IV, or Morquio syndrome.

Kevin has Morquio syndrome and wears leg braces and uses crutches and thinks of himself as a robot.

Patients with Morquio syndrome should have MRI of the lower skull and upper neck to determine if the upper vertebrae are underdeveloped.

MPS IV (Morquio syndrome)

Some cases of Morquio syndrome B have been shown to be due to GLP1 mutations that cause patients to have abnormal elastic fibers.

Mucopolysaccharidosis type IVA (galactosamine-6-sulfatase deficiency); Mucopolysaccharidosis type IVB (beta galactosidase deficiency) Morquio syndrome is transmitted as an autosomal recessive trait.

Ongoing programs include the study of pediatric infections and vaccine development, cardiac transplant rejection, liver diseases (particularly related to alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency and abnormal iron metabolism), metabolic diseases (Morquio Syndrome) and neonatal lung inflammation.

Hypermobility may also be symptomatic of a serious medical condition, such as Stickler Syndrome, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, Marfan syndrome, rheumatoid arthritis, osteogenesis imperfecta, lupus, polio, Down syndrome, morquio syndrome, cleidocranial dysostosis or myotonia congenita.

Teeth - widely spaced Normal growth (temporary widening) Tooth shifting due to missing teeth Acromegaly Morquio syndrome Sanfilippo syndrome Ellis-van Creveld syndrome Possible presence of periodontal disease or trauma If the appearance is bothersome, ask your dentist about the possibility of orthodontic work (braces).