Hereditary disease (autosomal recessive) consisting of an error is mucopolysaccharide metabolism; characterized by severe abnormalities in development of skeletal cartilage and bone and mental retardation - Hurler's syndrome, Hurler's disease, gargoylism, lipochondrodystrophy
Derived forms: dysostosis multiplexes
Type of: monogenic disease, monogenic disorder, mucopolysaccharidosis