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Morquio syndrome
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Morquio syndrome
Mucopolysaccharidosis IV Metabolic disease An AR mucopolysaccharide storage disease characterized by 6-sulfo-N-acetylhexosaminide sulfatase deficiency and excretion of keratosulfate in urine Clinical Coarse facies, short stature, and skeletal, joint defects; onset after first yr, life expectancy 20+ yrs; may be mentally normal. See Mucopolysaccharidosis.


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As a youngster, Dan was diagnosed with Morquio's Syndrome - a rare genetic disorder that allowed his organs to develop but stopped his skeleton growing.
Danny Woodhouse, 16, was born with Morquio's Syndrome, which means his internal organs continue to grow but his skeleton doesn't.
Morquio's syndrome was also considered because it often has many of the same features.
 
 
 
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