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Lysosomal Storage Diseases 01

Topic: Adult

Created on Friday, February 16 2007 by jdmiles

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In Sandhoff disease, there is a deficiency in which of the following enzymes?

 
        A) GM2 activator
 
        B) N-acetylglucosamine-6-sulfatase
 
        C) ß-d-glucoronidase
 
        D) ß-Subunit ß-hexosaminidase
 
        E) A-N-acetylgalactosaminidase
 

 


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A) GM2 activator

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GM2 activator is an enzyme which is deficient in AB variant GM2-gangliosidosis. This deficiency is associated with a genetic defect at 5q32-33.  (See References)

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B) N-acetylglucosamine-6-sulfatase

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N-acetylglucosamine-6-sulfatase is an enzyme which is deficient in MPS IIID (Sanfilippo disease type D). This deficiency is associated with a genetic defect at 12q14.  (See References)

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C) ß-d-glucoronidase

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ß-d-glucoronidase is an enzyme which is deficient in MPS VII (Sly disease). This deficiency is associated with a genetic defect at 7q21.1-22.  (See References)

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D) ß-Subunit ß-hexosaminidase

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ß-Subunit ß-hexosaminidase is an enzyme which is deficient in Sandhoff disease. This deficiency is associated with a genetic defect at 5q13.  (See References)

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E) a-N-acetylgalactosaminidase

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A-N-acetylgalactosaminidase is an enzyme which is deficient in Schindler disease. This deficiency is associated with a genetic defect at 22q13.1-13.2.  (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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