MPS IVA (medical condition): A rare inherited biochemical disorder characterized by the accumulation of mucopolysaccharides (glycosaminoglycans) in various body tissues due to insufficient amounts of the enzyme (galactosamine-?-sulfate) needed to break it down.
See also:
Morquio syndrome type A:
»Introduction: Morquio syndrome type A
»Symptoms of Morquio syndrome type A
These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for MPS IVA:
MPS IVA is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that MPS IVA, or a subtype of MPS IVA,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
MPS IVA: Another name for Morquio syndrome type A (or close medical condition association).
»Introduction: Morquio syndrome type A
»Symptoms of Morquio syndrome type A
Some of the symptoms of MPS IVA incude:
See full list of 24 symptoms of MPS IVA (Morquio syndrome type A)
These medical disease topics may be related to MPS IVA:
Source - NIH
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