Sulfatidosis

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

Sulfatidosis
SpecialtyEndocrinology

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]

Treatment

See also
  • Sphingolipidoses#Overview for an overview table, including sulfatidosis

References
  1. "Definition: sulfatidosis from Online Medical Dictionary".
  2. Sulfatidosis at the US 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.
Classification


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