Morquio syndrome - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Morquio syndrome is a very rare inherited disease. It is called mucopolysaccharidosis because the body cannot break down mucopolysaccharides which make up mucous.^[1] It has very serious effects, but can be helped by a synthetic version of the enzyme which is not working.^[2]

References

↑ "MPS IV (Morquio syndrome)". MPSSociety.org. National MPS Society. Archived from the original on 21 August 2017. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
↑ "FDA approves Vimizim to treat rare congenital enzyme disorder" (Press release). US Food and Drug Administration. 14 February 2014. Retrieved 14 January 2015.

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[MPSSoc_IV-1] "MPS IV (Morquio syndrome)". MPSSociety.org. National MPS Society. Archived from the original on 21 August 2017. Retrieved 14 January 2015.

[2] "FDA approves Vimizim to treat rare congenital enzyme disorder" (Press release). US Food and Drug Administration. 14 February 2014. Retrieved 14 January 2015.

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