Medical Definition of Gangliosidoses
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Diseases, such as Tay Sachs, caused by inherited deficiency in enzymes necessary for the breakdown of gangliosides.
Cause gross pathological changes in the nervous system, with devastating neurological symptoms.
This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology
(11 Mar 2008)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Gangliosidoses
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