Maroteaux, Pierre

Maroteaux,

Pierre, French medical geneticist, 1926–. Maroteaux syndrome - metaphyseal dysostosis of the knees.Maroteaux-Lamy syndrome - an error of mucopolysaccharide metabolism characterized by excretion of dermatan sulfate in the urine, growth retardation, and skeletal deformities. Synonym(s): polydystrophic dwarfism; type VI mucopolysaccharidosisMaroteaux-Spranger-Wiedemann syndrome - genetic defects.