Hurler syndrome


Hur·ler syn·drome

(hŭr'ler), mucopolysaccharidosis in which there are deficiency of α-l-iduronidase, accumulation of an abnormal intracellular material, and excretion of dermatan sulfate and heparan sulfate in the urine; with severe abnormality in development of skeletal cartilage and bone, with dwarfism, kyphosis, deformed limbs, limitation of joint motion, spadelike hands, corneal clouding, hepatosplenomegaly, mental retardation, and gargoylelike facies; autosomal recessive inheritance, caused by mutation in the α-l-iduronidase gene (IDUA) on 4p.
See also: mucolipidosis.
Synonym(s): Hurler disease, lipochondrodystrophy, mucopolysaccharidosis type IH, Pfaundler-Hurler syndrome [Gertrud Hurler]

Hurler syndrome

(hûr′lər)n. A type of mucopolysaccharidosis (MPS IH) characterized by the presence of dermatan sulfate and heparan sulfate in the urine, skeletal abnormalities, facial dysmorphism, corneal clouding, enlargement of the liver and spleen, intellectual disability, and hearing loss.

Hurler syndrome

Hurler's disease, mucopolysaccharidosis IH Metabolic disease An AR condition caused by a defect in lysosomal α-L-iduronidase; Sx develop by end of first yr Clinical Gargoylism–coarse thick features, Breshnikov–prominent dark–eyebrows, cloudy corneas, progressive stiffness, mental retardation, heart and heart valve defects; death in early teens due to heart disease. See GL.

Hur·ler syn·drome

(hŭrlĕr sindrōm) Mucopolysaccharidosis with a deficiency of α-l-iduronidase, an accumulation of an abnormal intracellular material, and excretion of dermatan sulfate and heparan sulfate in the urine; also characterized by severe abnormality in development of skeletal cartilage and bone, with dwarfism, kyphosis, deformed limbs, limitation of joint motion, spadelike hand, corneal clouding, hepatosplenomegaly, mental retardation, and gargoylelike facies.

Hurler,

Gertrud, German pediatrician, 1889-1965. Hurler disease - Synonym(s): Hurler syndromeHurler syndrome - mucopolysaccharidosis with severe abnormality in development of skeletal cartilage and bone, corneal clouding, hepatosplenomegaly, mental retardation, and gargoyle-like facies. Synonym(s): dysostosis multiplex; Hurler disease; lipochondrodystrophy; Pfaundler-Hurler syndrome; type IH mucopolysaccharidosisPfaundler-Hurler syndrome - Synonym(s): Hurler syndrome