polydystrophic dwarfism

polydystrophic dwarfism

(1) Mucopolysaccharidosis (MPS). 
(2) MPS III, Sanfilippo syndrome type A, B, C, and D:
• MPS IIIA (OMIM:25290);
• MPS IIIB (OMIM:228920);
• MPS IIIC (OMIM:228930);
• MPS IIID (OMIM:228940). 
(3) MPS VI (OMIM:253200); Maroteaux-Lamy syndrome.

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.