Morquio Syndrome
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What is Morquio syndrome?
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Morquio syndrome is an inherited disease
of metabolism in which the body is
missing or doesn't have enough of a
substance needed to break down long
chains of sugar molecules called
glycosaminoglycans.
So what does that mean?
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Simply stated, Morquio syndrome occurs when
the organs in your body grow, but the outside of
your body stays the same.
This causes people to look younger than they
really are.
They cannot move their muscles the same as we
do because their bodies will not allow that.
Some have to wear braces or ride in
wheelchairs.
Why is Morquio syndrome
important to us?
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It is important because we are going to
read a book about a boy who has this
disease. His name is Kevin Dillon, but
everyone calls him “Freak” since he looks
different from everyone else.
How do you think that makes the
character feel to be called “Freak”?
The truth is that these people are
still human—they just look a little
different from us.