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Morquio Syndrome
Who is able get Morquio Syndrome?
It can impact any child because it is deficiency that happens at birth.
Can also effect animals, mainly dog and cats.
Children are able to get it if both parents carry the gene that causes Morquio.
What is Morquio Syndrome and what are the effects of it?
Morquio Syndrome is a hereditary (passed down from parents) disease that affects that cause a serious malformation to the skeleton. Mainly the spine and long bones.
This also includes dwarfing and clouded corneas.
Many of the people with this disease generally don't live past 30 years old. In some mild cases, patients live past 70 years.
When was Morquio Syndrome discovered
?
He first reported 4 Swedish patients with MPS IVA.
Dr. Morquio was an Uruguayan Pediatrician
In 1929, Dr. Luis Morquio.
Where in the body does
Morquio Syndrome occur?
Is noticed in the first two years of life.
Progresses until bone growth conclude.
A severe malformation in the spine and the long bones.
Why is it important to know about Morquio Syndrome?
It's a rare, inherited condition that can cause significant skeletal and other health problems.and breathing difficulties
This could potentially lead to life-threatening complications like spinal cord compression.
This also includes breathing difficulties.
How rare is Morquio Syndrome?
Can only be given to a child if both parents have the gene that causes Morquio.
Symptoms cannot be recognised at birth but usually from the ages 1-3.
It is 1 in every 200 000 to 300 000 births.
Sources
https://mpssociety.org/learn-about-mps/diseases/mps-iv/#:~:text=MPS%20IV%20takes%20its%20name,known%20as%20Morquio%2DBrailsford%20syndrome
https://www.britannica.com/science/Morquio-syndrome
https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/947254-overview?form=fpf
https://www.chop.edu/conditions-diseases/morquio-syndrome#:~:text=Morquio%20syndrome%20is%20a%20rare,one%20of%20every%20200%2C000%20births