Acatalasia (medical condition): A rare inherited disorder involving a lack of erythrocyte catalase activity which affects lipid metabolism. The defect can manifest as one of two variants: Japanese variant (Takahara disease) or the Swiss variant which is asymptomatic.
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Acatalasemia:
»Introduction: Acatalasemia
»Symptoms of Acatalasemia
»Treatments for Acatalasemia
Acatalasia: [MIM*115500] Absence or deficiency of catalase from blood and tissues, often manifested by recurrent infection or ulceration of the gingivae (gums) and related oral structures and caused by mutations in the catalase gene (CAT) on 11p. Homozygotes may have complete absence (Japanese variety) or very low levels (Swiss variety) of catalase; heterozygotes have reduced catalase levels (hypocatalasia), which overlap with the normal range. SYN: acatalasemia, Takahara disease.
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Acatalasia: A rare autosomal recessive disorder resulting from the absence of CATALASE activity. Though usually asymptomatic, a syndrome of oral ulcerations and gangrene may be present.
Source: Diseases Database
Acatalasia: A rare autosomal recessive disorder resulting from the absence of CATALASE activity. Though usually asymptomatic, a syndrome of oral ulcerations and gangrene may be present.
Source: MeSH 2007
Acatalasia is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Acatalasia, or a subtype of Acatalasia,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Acatalasia: Another name for Acatalasemia (or close medical condition association).
»Introduction: Acatalasemia
»Symptoms of Acatalasemia
»Treatments for Acatalasemia
Some of the symptoms of Acatalasia incude:
Read more about symptoms of Acatalasia (Acatalasemia)
Treatments for Acatalasia (Acatalasemia) include:
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Treatment of Acatalasia: For more treatment information about Acatalasia, see treatment of Acatalasemia (Acatalasia)
Source: Diseases Database
Source - NIH
Source - MeSH 2007
Source - MeSH 2007
The following list attempts to classify Acatalasia into categories where each line is subset of the next.
Source: Diseases Database
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