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Gangliosidosis Diseases
Symptoms, lipid accumulations, & enzyme defects associated w/ gangliosidosis
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Medical
Graduate
11/06/2011

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Term
Mental retardation, hepatomegaly, skeletal abnormalities.
Definition
Generalized gangliosidosis
(beta-galactosidase)
Term
Mental retardation, blindness, hepatosplenomegaly, death in infancy
Definition
Tay-Sachs (Hexosaminidase)
Term
Mental retardation, hepatomegaly & skeletal abnormalities (infant).
Adults- no MR
Definition
Gaucher's (beta-glucosidase)
Term
Skin rash, renal failure
Definition
Fabry's (alpha-galactosidase)
Term
Mental retardation, absent myelin
Definition
Krabbe's (beta-galactosidase)
Term
Demyelination, mental deterioration
Definition
Metachromatic leukodystrophy (arylsulfatase)
Term
Hepatosplenomegaly, mental retardation, early death
Definition
Neimann-Pick (Sphingomyelinase)
Term
Hoarse voice, dermatitis, mental retardation, early death
Definition
Farber's (ceramidase)
Term
Mental retardation, blindness, hepatosplenomegaly, death in infancy w/ fast progression of disease
Definition
Sandoff's (Hexosaminidase A & B)
Term
beta-galactosidase (buildup of GM1 ganglioside)
Definition
Generalized gangliosidosis
Term
Hexosaminidase A (build-up of GM2 ganglioside)
Definition
Tay-Sachs
Term
beta-glucosidase (buildup of glucocerebroside)
Definition
Gaucher's
Term
alpha-galactosidase (buildup of ceramide trihexoside)
Definition
Fabry's
Term
beta-galactosidase (buildup of galactocerebroside)
Definition
Krabbe's
Term
arylsulfatase A (buildup of sulfatide)
Definition
Metachromatic leukodystrophy
Term
Sphingomyelinase (buildup of sphingomyelin)
Definition
Neimann-Pick's
Term
Ceramidase (buildup of ceramide)
Definition
Farber's
Term
Hexosaminidase (buildup of Globoside)
Definition
Sandoff's
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