MPS IVB (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 (? galactosidase) needed to break it down.
See also:
Morquio syndrome, type B:
»Introduction: Morquio syndrome, type B
»Symptoms of Morquio syndrome, type B
These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for MPS IVB:
MPS IVB is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that MPS IVB, or a subtype of MPS IVB,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
MPS IVB: Another name for Morquio syndrome, type B (or close medical condition association).
»Introduction: Morquio syndrome, type B
»Symptoms of Morquio syndrome, type B
Some of the symptoms of MPS IVB incude:
See full list of 28 symptoms of MPS IVB (Morquio syndrome, type B)
These medical disease topics may be related to MPS IVB:
Source - NIH
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