Sulfatide lipidosis (medical condition): An inherited biochemical deficiency involving a deficiency of the enzyme called arylsulfatase A which leads to a harmful buildup of fatty material in the body.
See also:
Metachromatic Leukodystrophy:
»Introduction: Metachromatic Leukodystrophy
»Symptoms of Metachromatic Leukodystrophy
»Treatments for Metachromatic Leukodystrophy
Sulfatide lipidosis: SYN: metachromatic leukodystrophy.
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.
These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Sulfatide lipidosis:
Sulfatide lipidosis is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Sulfatide lipidosis, or a subtype of Sulfatide lipidosis,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Sulfatide lipidosis: Another name for Metachromatic Leukodystrophy (or close medical condition association).
»Introduction: Metachromatic Leukodystrophy
»Symptoms of Metachromatic Leukodystrophy
»Treatments for Metachromatic Leukodystrophy
Sulfatide lipidosis: Sulfatide lipidosis is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database:
Some of the symptoms of Sulfatide lipidosis incude:
See full list of 37 symptoms of Sulfatide lipidosis (Metachromatic Leukodystrophy)
Treatments for Sulfatide lipidosis (Metachromatic Leukodystrophy) include:
Read more about treatments for Sulfatide lipidosis
Treatment of Sulfatide lipidosis: For more treatment information about Sulfatide lipidosis, see treatment of Metachromatic Leukodystrophy (Sulfatide lipidosis)
Metachromatic leukodystrophy (MLD) is a genetic disorder caused by a deficiency of the enzyme arylsulfatase A. It is one of a group of genetic disorders called the leukodystrophies that affect growth of the myelin sheath, the fatty covering -which acts as an insulator - on nerve fibers in the brain. (Source: excerpt from NINDS Metachromatic Leukodystrophy Information Page: NINDS)
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Source - NIH
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