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History
The condition was first described, simultaneously and independently, in 1929, by Luis Morquio in Montevideo, Uruguay, and by James Frederick Brailsford in Birmingham, England. They both recognized the occurrence of corneal clouding, aortic valve disease, and urinary excretion of keratan sulfate. Morquio observed the disorder in 4 siblings in a family of Swedish extraction and reported his observations in French.
Symptoms
The following symptoms are associated with Morquio syndrome:
* Abnormal heart development * Abnormal skeletal development * Hypermobile joints * Large fingers * Knock-knees * Widely spaced teeth * Coarse facial features * Large head * Bell shaped chest (ribs flared) * Compression of spinal cord For the source and more detailed information concerning this subject, click on the related links section (Answers.com) indicated below.
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Is morquio syndrome a rare disease?
yes it is a very little chance you will get morquio syndrome in many cases
What is the disease were your insides grow but your body doesn't?
Morquio Syndrome. An example of this is in Freak The Mighty and Kevin is only about 2 feet tall and his heart gets too big for his body.
How do people get morquio syndrome?
both parents with a family history of the disease pass a defective gene to the child before they are born
What is Freaks disease in Freak the Mighty?
his body doesnt grow, but his internal organs do, so eventually, his organs become to big for his body and this is called: Morquio Syndrome
How common is morquio syndrome?
Morquio's Syndrome is a rare, usually inherited disease. The chances of getting this autosomal recessive birth defect is 1 in 200,000.
How did Kevin die in Freak the Mighty?
He died from his disease called Morquio's Syndrome.
How do people die from Morquio syndrome?
the disease sadly takes over their body..... sorry to brake it to ya.
In the book Freak the Mighty what is freaks disease?
It is called morquio syndrome. It's a diseise a that makes your insides grow but not your outsides and because of that you'll die from a young age .You can't catch the diseise your only born with it. Freak died in an early age.
Why do people get morquio syndrome?
why do people get morquio syndrone
When did Luis Morquio discover the Morquio syndrome?
in 1894
Who first discovered Morquio Syndrome?
Luis Morquio
When was morquio syndrome first recorded?
In 1929, by Luis Morquio.
