Hurler syndrome is inherited, which means that your parents must pass the disease on to you. If both parents carry the defective gene related to this condition, each of their children has a 25% chance of developing the disease. Hurler syndrome represents about 1 in 100,000 births are affected with this syndrome. From the facts that have proven the chances of receiving the syndrome shows that it is a rare condition and is not common to give birth to a baby with hurlers syndrome.