Open AccessMucopolysaccharidoses type IV A (Morquio syndrome): A case series of three siblings
Author(s) -
P Rekka,
PV Rathna,
Sujatha Jagadeesh,
Sandhya Seshadri
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of the indian society of pedodontics and preventive dentistry/journal of indian society of pedodontics and preventive dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.378
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1998-3905
pISSN - 0970-4388
DOI - 10.4103/0970-4388.95586
Subject(s) - medicine , glycosaminoglycan , incidence (geometry) , mucopolysaccharidosis , pediatrics , physiology , anatomy , physics , optics
Mucopolysaccharidoses (MPS) are a family of inherited metabolic diseases that results from the deficiency of lysosomal enzymes involved in the degradation of the glycosaminoglycans (mucopolysaccharides). Despite the well-documented oral and dental findings of MPS type IV, there is not much literature documented about the incidence of this disorder among siblings in the same family. This report outlines the clinical and radiographic findings found in three siblings with Morquio syndrome.