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Hurler's disease

DEFINITIONS OF: Hurler's disease

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n hereditary disease (autosomal recessive) consisting of an error is mucopolysaccharide metabolism; characterized by severe abnormalities in development of skeletal cartilage and bone and mental retardation

Synonyms:
Hurler's syndrome, dysostosis multiplex, gargoylism, lipochondrodystrophy
Type of:
monogenic disease, monogenic disorder
an inherited disease controlled by a single pair of genes
mucopolysaccharidosis
any of a group of genetic disorders involving a defect in the metabolism of mucopolysaccharides resulting in greater than normal levels of mucopolysaccharides in tissues
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