Talk:Morquio syndrome

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I have been going through the list of orthopaedic conditions listed as stubs and suggesting this template for Orthopaedic Conditions (see Talk:Orthopedic surgery)
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—Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.208.76.215 (talk) 00:30, 6 January 2008 (UTC) <!!--Autosigned by SineBot--> Definition
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--Mylesclough 06:00, 8 October 2005 (UTC)

Accuracy of Information

Please be aware that much of the information available online - even from reputable sources such as Medline - is out of date and inaccurate. Even some of the MPS Society's information is controversial among patients with the disorder.

Needs review

I'm not sure about this entry, but it certainly needs review not only for the content (as noted in the entry) but also for style. 'on account' and 'and such' are examples of problems that come to mind. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 70.113.205.78 (talk) 01:55, 13 April 2007 (UTC).

URLs

January 10, I fixed a typo in the International Dwarf Advocacy Association link at the bottom of the page, as it was missing a space between the URL and label, thus leading to a nonexistant URL when clicked. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.7.194.209 (talk) 12:25, 10 January 2010 (UTC)

Morquio syndrom

Definition

Referred to as Mucopolysaccharidosis IV ,  MPS IV , Morquio-Brailsford syndrome, or Morquio .
Autosomal recessive lysosome storage disease .
It is a rare type of birth defect with serious consequence . Hawnaz Osman (talk) 10:14, 20 May 2017 (UTC)

Too Technical

This reads like something out of a medical book. Wikipedia guidelines say that articles should be understandable by laypeople. This is not. Folks, I worked in chemical engineering and I would have to research this article to understand it. Average non-scientist readers need to be able to understand it. I came to this page to learn what this syndrome is, and after reading this I still have no clue. I cannot parse what it is saying. I'd try to help fix it, but I can't. Someone who understands this please, edit this starting on the very first line to make it understandable to the general public. The understandable parts need to be from the very beginning, and then delve into technical talk further down if you must. Thank you. Theshowmecanuck (talk) 04:33, 30 July 2017 (UTC)

@Theshowmecanuck: I took a first pass at the first few sentences. Good, or at least better? DMacks (talk) 11:09, 30 July 2017 (UTC)

@DMacks: I appreciate it, but it is still incomprehensible. For example, is there not a human readable way to describe "mucopolysaccharides"? I follow the link to the article on it, and it is ten time more unintelligible to me. Truthfully this is not at all what a general encyclopedia should read like. Wikipedia is not a medical encyclopedia. I don't know any non-science person who would be able to come to Wikipedia to learn about this and actually be able to understand it (and frankly this is true of just about any medical or science article lately). Truthfully, this article should really read like this one from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. Morquio Syndrome Article from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. Someone who understands this would be better to verify the hospital's page, or maybe not, because they might go down the well in over correcting. Thoughts? Theshowmecanuck (talk) 17:47, 7 August 2017 (UTC)