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Morquio Sydrome
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Who Gets It?
If both parents carry the defective gene related to morquio syndrome. Every child they have the chances of developing this condition increases by 25%. This condition is estimated to happen in every 1 out of 200 000 births every year.
Signs And Symptoms And Treatment?
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Symptoms
- Abnormal development of bones
- bell shaped chest
- coarse facial characteristics
- knock knees
- large head
- short and or small
- widely spread teeth
Treatment
There is no specific treatment the treat the symptoms as they come. Researchers are testing a possible treatment though. As of right now there is no cure.
Knock Knees
How does it relate to Freak The Mighty?
Freak is diagnosed with morquio Syndrome he lives with it everyday. Near the beginning of the book we hear Maxwell saying how short and twisted Kevin was and as well we hear about him swapping people with his crutches.
freak the mighty book cover
What Is Morquio Syndrome And Why You Get It?
Morquio syndrome is a rare form of dwarfism and an inherited disease of the metabolism, meaning the body is missing a substance that breaks down certain elements, causing growth defects. There are two forms of Morquio syndrome type A and type B
-People with type A do not have a substance [enzyme] called galactosamine-6-sulfase.
- People with type B do not produce enough of an enzyme called beta-galactosidase