Mucopolysaccharidosis 4B (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 Mucopolysaccharidosis 4B:
Mucopolysaccharidosis 4B is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Mucopolysaccharidosis 4B, or a subtype of Mucopolysaccharidosis 4B,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Mucopolysaccharidosis 4B: 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 Mucopolysaccharidosis 4B incude:
See full list of 28 symptoms of Mucopolysaccharidosis 4B (Morquio syndrome, type B)
These medical disease topics may be related to Mucopolysaccharidosis 4B:
Source - NIH
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