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Pizza, Hot Wheels: Just what he needs!  -  Feb 17, 2008
Belleville News Democrat,Aaron has Hurler's syndrome, an often deadly disease that affects the body's ability to produce certain enzymes that break down and recycle dead cells in

Chance Simons Benefit Spaghetti Dinner  -  Feb 7, 2008
KXMA,He was diagnosed with Hurler's Syndrome and will be undergoing a bone marrow transplant at the University of Minnesota Hospital at the end of February.

PTC Therapeutics Announces Publication of Preclinical Data in PNAS  -  Feb 5, 2008
PharmaLive.com (press release),...to cause anywhere from five to 70 percent of the individual cases of most inherited diseases, such as cystic fibrosis (10%) and Hurler's syndrome (70%).

River Oaks teen beat odds by living active life  -  Feb 2, 2008
Fort Worth Star Telegram,Doctors estimated that Mucopolysaccharidosis, known as Hurler's syndrome or MPS, would claim the fair-haired boy in a handful of years.

Comforting a Child's Last Journey  -  Dec 22, 2007
Daily Breeze,The kids they have treated suffer from all kinds of conditions: Edward's syndrome, Batten disease, Hurler's syndrome, spinocerebellar disease.

Vallejo Boy With Rare Illness Inspires Others  -  May 11, 2007
abc7news.com,At seven years old, he's already lived longer than most people diagnosed with Hurler's Syndrome. Today, he participated in the Special Olympics.

[an error occurred while processing this directive] Stem Cells Save Boy's Life  -  Feb 19, 2007
CBS 21,...â€œHe has mucopolysaccharidoses, or Hurler's Syndrome. My husband and I both carry a gene that was passed on to him, and it causes Hurler's in Justin.â€?

LITTLE Oliver Flower had Prince Charles howling with delight ...  -  Nov 21, 2006
Mirror.co.uk,...popped into his ward. The tot suffers from Hurler's Syndrome, which means he was born with a missing enzyme. Mum Leigh, from Romford ...

Charles recalls dramatic dash to hospital  -  Nov 21, 2006
Yorkshire Post Today,The royals met patients including Oliver Flower, three, who suffers from Hurler's Syndrome, which means he was born with a missing enzyme. ...

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