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Mucopolysaccharidosis Type I: Multimedia

Author: Maryam Banikazemi, MD, Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Department of Clinical and Molecular Genetics, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons; Director of Newborn Screening Program, Director of Lysosomal Storage Disorders Program, Department of Pediatrics, Columbia University Medical Center
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Updated: Apr 14, 2009

Multimedia

Hurler syndrome; lateral radiograph of thoracolum...Media file 1: Hurler syndrome; lateral radiograph of thoracolumbar vertebrae illustrates vertebral plana. Courtesy of Bruce M. Rothschild, MD.
Hurler syndrome; lateral radiograph of thoracolum...

Hurler syndrome; lateral radiograph of thoracolumbar vertebrae illustrates vertebral plana. Courtesy of Bruce M. Rothschild, MD.

Hurler syndrome; widened metaphyses and diaphyses...Media file 2: Hurler syndrome; widened metaphyses and diaphyses with truncated distal portions forming a peg characterize this radiograph. Courtesy of Bruce M. Rothschild, MD.
Hurler syndrome; widened metaphyses and diaphyses...

Hurler syndrome; widened metaphyses and diaphyses with truncated distal portions forming a peg characterize this radiograph. Courtesy of Bruce M. Rothschild, MD.

Hurler syndrome; widened metaphyses and diaphyses...Media file 3: Hurler syndrome; widened metaphyses and diaphyses with truncated distal portions forming a peg characterize this radiograph. Courtesy of Bruce M. Rothschild, MD.
Hurler syndrome; widened metaphyses and diaphyses...

Hurler syndrome; widened metaphyses and diaphyses with truncated distal portions forming a peg characterize this radiograph. Courtesy of Bruce M. Rothschild, MD.

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Further Reading

Keywords

metabolic disorder, mucopolysaccharidosis type I, MPS I, MPS-1, Hurler-Scheie syndrome, type I H/S, MPS, Hurler syndrome, type IH MPS, Scheie syndrome, type IS MPS, lysosomal enzyme, enzyme deficiency, lysosomal storage disorder, facial dysmorphism, corneal clouding, hepatomegaly, valvular heart disease, obstructive airway disease, developmental delay, hearing loss, skeletal deformities, joint stiffness, prognathism, phalangeal dysostosis, synovial thickening, carpal tunnel syndrome, aortic valve disease

Contributor Information and Disclosures

Author

Maryam Banikazemi, MD, Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Department of Clinical and Molecular Genetics, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons; Director of Newborn Screening Program, Director of Lysosomal Storage Disorders Program, Department of Pediatrics, Columbia University Medical Center
Maryam Banikazemi, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Pediatrics and American Society of Human Genetics
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Medical Editor

Karl S Roth, MD, Professor and Chair, Department of Pediatrics, Creighton University School of Medicine
Karl S Roth, MD is a member of the following medical societies: Alpha Omega Alpha, American Academy of Pediatrics, American College of Nutrition, American Pediatric Society, American Society for Clinical Nutrition, American Society of Nephrology, Association of American Medical Colleges, Medical Society of Virginia, New York Academy of Sciences, Sigma Xi, Society for Pediatric Research, and Southern Society for Pediatric Research
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