drk1980 Forum Guru

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| | 01/14/06 - 01:47 PM  
 
   
 
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A newborn patient has a spastic body tone and is found to have optic atrophy. The newborn subsequently dies. On autopsy it is found that the child had accumulation of galactocerebroside and is diagnosed as having had Krabbe's disease. What enzyme is deficient in this lysosomal enzyme disease? 1. Alpha-galactosidase A 2. Beta-galactosidase 3. Beta-glucocerebrosidase 4. Hexosaminidase A name each disease!
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| Geroo Forum Guru
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| | 01/14/06 - 01:52 PM  
 
   
 
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2. Beta-galactosidase
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| mjl1717 Forum Hero

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| | 01/14/06 - 02:01 PM  
 
   
 
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Tay Sac- Hexoaminadase, Gaucher is glucocererodase
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| msyamp Forum Fanatic
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| | 01/14/06 - 02:02 PM  
 
   
 
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good going
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| drk1980 Forum Guru

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| | 01/14/06 - 02:10 PM  
 
   
 
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mjl1717, u missed out one!
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| Geroo Forum Guru
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| | 01/14/06 - 02:13 PM  
 
   
 
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Nieman pick>sphingomylinase
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| robin082006 Forum Hero

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| | 01/14/06 - 02:16 PM  
 
   
 
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this is easy q
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| drk1980 Forum Guru

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| | 01/14/06 - 04:02 PM  
 
   
 
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.....and Alpha-galactosidase A deficiency- Fabrys disease!
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| mjl1717 Forum Hero

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| | 01/14/06 - 11:38 PM  
 
   
 
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Since its too easy for the average or below average guy to take then to give Ill add. metachromic leukodytrophy-sulfatide sulfatase. And in all these lipod storage diseases except Fabry's where its the kidney, the brain is a primary affected organ. Good q drk.!
Edited by mjl1717 on 01/14/06 - 11:46 PM
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| Geroo Forum Guru
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| | 01/14/06 - 11:39 PM  
 
   
 
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now it's too hard
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| msyamp Forum Fanatic
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| | 01/14/06 - 11:53 PM  
 
   
 
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fabry's disease. good continue. 1.what has liver and spleen and skeletal manfestation.? 2.what has only neurologicla symptoms? 3.what has neuro and hepato spleenomegaly?
Edited by msyamp on 01/15/06 - 12:02 AM
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| skyhigh Forum Guru
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| | 02/04/06 - 03:02 PM  
 
   
 
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1. gaucher's-liver, spleen, erosions of bones 2. tay sachs-psychomotor retardation, death by 2 yrs 3. niemann-pick-microcephaly, severe mental retardation , characteristic foamy macrophages, early death
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