Maroteaux-Lamy syndrome

Introduction: Maroteaux-Lamy syndrome

Description of Maroteaux-Lamy syndrome

Maroteaux-Lamy syndrome (medical condition): A rare inherited biochemical disorder characterized by the...more »

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Mucopolysaccharidosis type 6:
  »Introduction: Mucopolysaccharidosis type 6
  »Symptoms of Mucopolysaccharidosis type 6

Maroteaux-Lamy syndrome: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Maroteaux-Lamy syndrome:

• Maroteaux
• Lamy
• MIM
• Error
• Mucopolysaccharide
• Metabolism
• Metabolism disorder
• Excretion
• Sulfate

Maroteaux-Lamy syndrome: Rare Disease

Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Maroteaux-Lamy syndrome is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that Maroteaux-Lamy syndrome, or a subtype of Maroteaux-Lamy syndrome, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Ophanet

Ophanet, a consortium of European partners, currently defines a condition rare when if affects 1 person per 2,000. They list Maroteaux-Lamy syndrome as a "rare disease".

Source - Orphanet

Maroteaux-Lamy syndrome as a Disease

Maroteaux-Lamy syndrome: Another name for Mucopolysaccharidosis type 6 (or close medical condition association).
  »Introduction: Mucopolysaccharidosis type 6
  »Symptoms of Mucopolysaccharidosis type 6

Maroteaux-Lamy syndrome: Related Diseases

Maroteaux-Lamy syndrome: Maroteaux-Lamy syndrome is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database:

• Genetic conditions
• Metabolic conditions
• Congenital conditions - metabolic disorders
• Congenital conditions

Symptoms of Maroteaux-Lamy syndrome (Mucopolysaccharidosis type 6)

Some of the symptoms of Maroteaux-Lamy syndrome incude:

• Growth retardation
• Short stature
• Skeletal deformities
• Hip dysplasia
• Valvular heart disease

See full list of 34 symptoms of Maroteaux-Lamy syndrome (Mucopolysaccharidosis type 6)

Maroteaux-Lamy syndrome: Related Disease Topics

These medical disease topics may be related to Maroteaux-Lamy syndrome:

• lysosomal storage disorder
• facial dysmorphism
• macroglossia
• constantly opened mouth
• coarse features
• limited joint motion
• very severe dysostosis multiplex
• platyspondyly
• kyphosis
• scoliosis
• pectus carinatum
• genu valgum
• long bone deformities
• short stature
• hepatomegaly
• a valvular heart disorder
• cardiomyopathy
• deafness
• corneal clouding

Terms associated with Maroteaux-Lamy syndrome:

Terms Similar to Maroteaux-Lamy syndrome:

• N-acetylgalactosamine-4-sulfatase deficiency
• Mucopolysaccharidosis type VI
• ARSB deficiency
• Arylsulfatase B deficiency
• MPS 6
• MPS VI

Source - NIH

The following terms can be used for Maroteaux-Lamy syndrome

• mucopolysaccharidosis type VI

Source: CRISP

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