Scintigraphic features of Morquio's syndrome: a case report [PDF]
To the best of our knowledge, we present for the first time the bone scintigraphy findings of a patient with Morquio's syndrome.A 46-year-old Caucasian man with Morquio's syndrome presented with lower back pain six weeks after a left total hip replacement.
Allman Kevin C, Kitzing Bjoern
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Abstract Rare diseases represent a highly heterogeneous group of disorders with high phenotypic and genotypic diversity within individual conditions. Due to the small numbers of people affected, there are unique challenges in understanding rare diseases and drug development for these conditions, including patient identification and recruitment, trial ...
Jing Liu +6 more
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Prenatal diagnosis of morquio disease type A using a simple fluorometric enzyme assay [PDF]
A new fluorogenic substrate, 4 methylumbelliferyl B-D-6-sulphogalactoside, was used for the assay of galactose-6-sulphate sulphatase activity in chorionic villi, cultured villus cells, and amniocytes. The fluorometric assay is much more convenient than
Diggelen, O.P. (Otto) van +6 more
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Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for Morquio A syndrome [PDF]
Morquio A syndrome features systemic skeletal dysplasia. To date, there has been no curative therapy for this skeletal dysplasia. No systemic report on a long-term effect of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) for Morquio A has been described.
Hiromasa, Yabe +9 more
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Widespread Vasculopathy in a Patient with Morquio A Syndrome [PDF]
Morquio A syndrome (mucopolysaccharidosis IV type A), an autosomal recessive lysosomal storage disorder caused by a defective N-acetylgalactosamine 6-sulfatase gene, leads to lysosomal accumulation of keratan sulfate and chondroitin 6-sulfate. This accumulation affects multiple systems and causes notable cardiovascular manifestations, such as ...
Adam W, Powell +5 more
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Background Morquio A syndrome is a rare, autosomal recessive, progressively debilitating disorder, with multi-system impairments and high medical burden.
Lina Moisan +4 more
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Clinical, radiologic, and genetic features of Korean patients with Mucopolysaccharidosis IVA [PDF]
PurposeMucopolysaccharidosis IVA (MPS IVA; Morquio A syndrome) is rare lysosomal storage disorder caused by N-acetylgalactosamine-6-sulfatase (GALNS) deficiency.
Na Hee Lee +7 more
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Efficacy and safety of enzyme replacement therapy with BMN 110 (elosulfase alfa) for Morquio A syndrome (mucopolysaccharidosis IVA): a phase 3 randomised placebo-controlled study. [PDF]
ObjectiveTo assess the efficacy and safety of enzyme replacement therapy (ERT) with BMN 110 (elosulfase alfa) in patients with Morquio A syndrome (mucopolysaccharidosis IVA).MethodsPatients with Morquio A aged ≥5 years (N = 176) were randomised (1:1:
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I-gel assisted fiberoptic intubation in a child with Morquio′s syndrome
Morquio′s syndrome, also known as mucopolysaccharidosis type IV is an autosomal recessive disorder, caused by deficiency of n-acetylgalactosamine-6-sulphate.
Sangeeta Dhanger +3 more
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Markers of cognitive function in individuals with metabolic disease: Morquio Syndrome and Tyrosinemia Type III [PDF]
We characterized cognitive function in two metabolic diseases. MPS–IVa (mucopolysaccharidosis IVa, Morquio) and tyrosinemia type III individuals were assessed using tasks of attention, language and oculomotor function.
Blundell, James +8 more
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