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Morquio's syndrome |
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Morquio's syndrome [′mȯr·kwē‚ōz ‚sin‚drōm] (medicine) A hereditary disease transmitted as an autosomal recessive and characterized by large quantities of keratosulfate in urine, dwarfism, and a typical facies with broad mouth, prominent maxilla, short nose, and widely spaced teeth. Also known as Brailsford-Morquio syndrome; familial osteochondrodystrophy; mucopolysaccharidosis IV. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Morquio's syndrome was also considered because it often has many of the same features. Diminutive Kevin has Morquio's syndrome, a condition that retards bone growth. Based on Rodman Philbrick's novel for young adults ``Freak the Mighty,'' the film charts the nurturing relationship of two junior high outcasts - Kevin Dillon (Culkin), who suffers from the growth-inhibiting, degenerative Morquio's syndrome, and Maxwell Kane (Henson), a socially inhibited giant of a boy from a criminally dysfunctional home. |
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