Sulfatidosis is a form of lysosomal storage disease resulting in a proliferation of sulfatide.
| Sulfatidosis | |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Endocrinology |
Causes
editIt is caused by a genetic insufficiency of sulfatase enzymes.[1]
Diagnosis
editTypes
editMetachromatic leukodystrophy and multiple sulfatase deficiency are classified as sulfatidoses.[2][3]
Treatment
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See also
edit- Sphingolipidoses#Overview for an overview table, including sulfatidosis
References
edit- ^ "Definition: sulfatidosis from Online Medical Dictionary".
- ^ Sulfatidosis at the U.S. National Library of Medicine Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
- ^ 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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