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Lysosomal Storage Diseases 01

Topic: Adult

Created on Friday, February 16 2007 by jdmiles

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There is a deficiency in the expression or activity of a-Galactosidase A in which of the following disorders?

 
        A) MPS IX
 
        B) Infantile neuronal ceroid-lipofuscinosis
 
        C) Metachromatic leukodystrophy
 
        D) Infantile free sialic acid storage disase
 
        E) Fabry disease
 

 


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A) MPS IX

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Hyaluronidase is an enzyme which is deficient in MPS IX. This deficiency is associated with a genetic defect at 3p21.3.  (See References)

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B) Infantile neuronal ceroid-lipofuscinosis

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Palmitoyl-protein thioesterase is an enzyme which is deficient in Infantile neuronal ceroid-lipofuscinosis. This deficiency is associated with a genetic defect at 1p32.  (See References)

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C) Metachromatic leukodystrophy

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Arylsulphatase A (galactose-3-sulphatase) is an enzyme which is deficient in Metachromatic leukodystrophy. This deficiency is associated with a genetic defect at 22q13.31-qter.  (See References)

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D) Infantile free sialic acid storage disase

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Sialin is an enzyme which is deficient in Infantile free sialic acid storage disase (Sialuria). This deficiency is associated with a genetic defect at 6q14-15.  (See References)

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E) Fabry disease

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A-Galactosidase A is an enzyme which is deficient in Fabry disease. This deficiency is associated with a genetic defect at Xq22.  (See References)

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References:

1. Pastores, G.M., and Kolodny, E.H. (2004). Inborn errors of metabolism of the nervous system. In Bradley, W.G., Daroff, R.B., Fenichel, G.M., and Jankovic, J. (Eds.). Neurology in Clinical Practice, 4th Edition. Butterworth Heinemann, Philadelphia. Pp. 1811-1832.
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Lysosomal Storage Diseases 01
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