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Lysosomal Storage Diseases
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05/08/2006

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Term
Fabry's Disease
Definition
Sx: peripheral neuropathy of hands/feet, angiokeratomas, cardiovascular/renal disease



Deficient enzyme: alpha-galactosidase A



Accumulated substrate: ceramide trihexoside



Inheritance XR
Term
Gaucher's disease
Definition
Sx: hepatosplenomegaly, aseptic necrosis of femur, bone crises, Gaucher's cells

Deficient enzyme: beta-glucocerebrosidase

Accumulated substrate: glucocerebroside

Inheritance: AR
Term
Niemann-Pick disease
Definition
Sx: progressive neurodegeneration, hepatosplenomegaly, cherry red spot on macula

Deficient enzyme: sphingomyelinase

Accumulated substrate: sphingomyelin

Inheritance: AR
Term
Tay-Sachs Disease
Definition
Sx: progressive neurodegeneration, developmental delay, cherry-red spot, lysozymes with onion skin

Deficient enzyme: hexosaminidase A

Accumulated substrate: GM2 ganglioside

Inheritance: AR
Term
Krabbe's disease
Definition
Sx: peripheral neuropathy, developmental delay, optic atrophy

Deficient enzyme: beta-glactosidase

Accumulated substrate: glactocerebroside

Inheritance: AR
Term
Metachromatic leukodystrophy
Definition
Sx: central and peripheral demyelination with ataxia, dementia



Deficient enzyme: arylsulfatase A



Accumulated substrate: cerebroside sulfate



Inheritance: AR
Term
Hurler's syndrome
Definition
Sx: developmental delay, gargoylism, airway obstruction, corneal clouding, hepatosplenomegaly



Deficient enzyme: alpha-L-iduronidase



Accumulated substrate: heparan sulfate, dermatan sulfate



Inheritance: AR
Term
Hunter's syndrome
Definition
Sx: mild Hurler's + aggressive behavior, no corneal clouding



Deficient enzyme: iduronate sulfatase



Accumulated substrate: heparan sulfate, dermatan sulfate



Inheritance: XR
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