Diseases

Mucopolysaccharidosis IV

Genetic disorder of mucopolysaccharide metabolism characterized by skeletal abnormalities, joint instability, development of cervical myelopathy, and excessive urinary keratan sulfate. There are two biochemically distinct forms, each due to a deficiency of a different enzyme.

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Genetic disorder of mucopolysaccharide metabolism characterized by skeletal abnormalities, joint instability, development of cervical myelopathy, and excessive urinary keratan sulfate. There are two biochemically distinct forms, each due to a deficiency of a different enzyme.

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  • Eccentro-Osteochondrodysplasia
  • Eccentroosteochondrodysplasia
  • Morquio Disease
  • Morquio Syndrome
  • Morquio's Disease
  • Morquio's Syndrome
  • Mucopolysaccharidosis 4
  • Mucopolysaccharidosis Type IV
  • Disease, Morquio
  • Disease, Morquio's
  • Eccentro Osteochondrodysplasia
  • Eccentro-Osteochondrodysplasias
  • Eccentroosteochondrodysplasias
  • IV, Mucopolysaccharidosis Type
  • IVs, Mucopolysaccharidosis Type
  • Morquio Syndromes
  • Morquios Disease
  • Morquios Syndrome
  • Mucopolysaccharidosis Type IVs
  • Syndrome, Morquio
  • Syndrome, Morquio's
  • Syndromes, Morquio
  • Type IV, Mucopolysaccharidosis
  • Type IVs, Mucopolysaccharidosis
  • GALNS Deficiency
  • Galactosamine-6-Sulfatase Deficiency
  • MPS IV A
  • MPS IV B
  • MPS IVA
  • MPS IVB
  • Morquio A Disease
  • Morquio B Syndrome
  • Morquio Syndrome A
  • Morquio Syndrome B
  • Morquio Syndrome, Type B
  • Morquio's Disease Type B
  • Morquio-B Disease
  • Mucopolysaccharidosis 4B
  • Mucopolysaccharidosis Type IV A
  • Mucopolysaccharidosis Type IV B
  • Mucopolysaccharidosis Type IVA
  • Mucopolysaccharidosis Type IVB
  • Deficiencies, GALNS
  • Deficiencies, Galactosamine-6-Sulfatase
  • Deficiency, GALNS
  • Deficiency, Galactosamine-6-Sulfatase
  • Disease, Morquio A
  • Disease, Morquio-B
  • GALNS Deficiencies
  • Galactosamine 6 Sulfatase Deficiency
  • Galactosamine-6-Sulfatase Deficiencies
  • Morquio B Disease
  • Mucopolysaccharidosis 4Bs
  • Mucopolysaccharidosis Type IVBs
  • Syndrome A, Morquio
  • Syndrome, Morquio B

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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History Note

1992; use MUCOPOLYSACCHARIDOSIS 4 1980-1991, use ECCENTROOSTEOCHONDRODYSPLASIA 1963-1979; for MORQUIO'S DISEASE use MUCOPOLYSACCHARIDOSIS 4 1980-1991

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Mucopolysaccharidosis IV. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D009085. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D009085
  2. Mucopolysaccharidosis IV. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morquio_syndrome
  3. Mucopolysaccharidosis IV. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q580285