Sulfatidosis

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Sulfatidosis
Specialty Endocrinology

Sulfatidosis is a form of lysosomal storage disease resulting in a proliferation of sulfatide.

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Causes

It is caused by a genetic insufficiency of sulfatase enzymes. [1]

Diagnosis

Types

Metachromatic leukodystrophy and multiple sulfatase deficiency are classified as sulfatidoses. [2] [3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Definition: sulfatidosis from Online Medical Dictionary".
  2. ↑ Sulfatidosis at the U.S. National Library of Medicine Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
  3. ↑ Cotran, Ramzi S.; Kumar, Vinay; Fausto, Nelson; Nelso Fausto; Robbins, Stanley L.; Abbas, Abul K. (2005). Robbins and Cotran pathologic basis of disease. St. Louis, Mo: Elsevier Saunders. p. 161. ISBN   978-0-7216-0187-8.


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