Hurler syndrome

English

Alternative forms

• Hurler's syndrome

Etymology

Named after Gertrud Hurler, a German pediatrician and a medical practitioner.

Noun

Hurler syndrome (uncountable)

1.  (pathology) A genetic disorder that results in the buildup of glycosaminoglycans due to a deficiency of alpha-L iduronidase.

Synonyms

• Hurler's disease
• mucopolysaccharidosis type I

Translations

genetic disorder

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 胡爾勒綜合徵／胡尔勒综合征, 胡尔勒综合征 (Hú'ěrlè zōnghézhēng)

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• Finnish: Hurlerin oireyhtymä (fi), Hurlerin tauti (fi)
• Russian: синдро́м Гу́рлер m (sindróm Gúrler), боле́знь Пфа́ундлера-Гу́рлер f (boléznʹ Pfáundlera-Gúrler)

See also

• gargoylism