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what is the deficiency in Hurler Syndrome?
alpha- liduronidase

mneumonic:

He HURLed and LIeD!
what is the most severe form of MPS I?
Hurler syndrome
what are the symptoms of hurler syndrome?
corneal clouding, mental retardation, dwarfing, coarse facial features, upper airway obstruction
deposition of dermatan sulate and heparan sulfate in coronary artery lead to what in Hurler's syndrome?
ischemia and early death
what type of transplant is needed before 18 months when the patient has Hurler's syndrome?
bone marrow or cord blood
what three syndromes affect the degradation of heparan sulfate and dermatan sulfate?
hurler's, hunter's, and sly
what is the deficiency in Hunter syndrome?
iduronate sulfatase

mneumonic:

Idurona Hunt!
(If you say it funny it kinda sounds like "I donwanna hunt")
how is hunter's syndrome genetically passed?
x-linked
what are some of the symptoms of hunter's syndrome?
physical deformity and mental retardation which can from mild to severe
what is the deficiency in sly syndrome?
b-glucuronidase deficiency

mneumonic:

It's SLY to bait (beta) with GLUe
what are the symptoms of sly syndrome?
hepatosplenomegaly, skeletal deformity, short stature, corneal clouding, mental deficiency
what are the four deficiencies of each type of san filippo syndrome? (A-D)
A: heparan sulfamidase
B: N-acetyl glucosaminidase
C: glucosamine-N-acetyltransferase
D: N-acetylglucosamine-6-sulfatase

mneumonics:

Has Nummy Guac for Supper
(s is the letter that distinguished type D from type B)
what are the symptoms of san filippo syndrome?
severe nervous disorders, mental retardation
what is the deficiency in I-cell disease?
ability to phosphorylate mannose

mneumonic:

I-C (see) phony man-noses! (like nose jobs? lol)
what are the symptoms of I-cell disease?
skeletal abnormalities, restricted joint movement, coarse facial features, and sever psychomoto impairment
which disease kills their victim by age 8?
I-cell disease
what accumulates in gangliosidosis?
accumulation of gangliosides (GM1) and keratan sulfate
what are the symptoms of gangliosidosis?
neurologic deterioration, hepatosplenomegaly, skeletal deformaties, cherry red macula (spot by fovea)
what is the deficient enzyme in gangliosidosis?
B-galactisidase
what is the deficient enzyme in tay-sachs disease?
B-hexosamindase A
what accumulates in tay-sachs disease?
gangliosides (GM2)
what are the symptoms of tay-sachs?
rapid and progressive neurodegeneration, blindness, cherry red macula, muscle weakness and seizures
what is the deficient enzyme in sandhoff's disease?
B- hexosaminidase A and B
what accumulates in sandhoff's disease?
GM2 and globosides
what other disease shares the same symptoms as sandhoff's disease?
tay-sachs
what is the deficient enzyme in fabry disease?
alpha galactosidase
what is the accumulation in fabry disease?
globosides
what are the symptoms of fabry disease?
reddish-purple skin rash, kidney and heart failure, burning pain in lower extremities
what is the deficient enzyme in gaucher's disease?
glucocerebrosidase
what accumulates in gaucher's disease?
glucocerebrosides
what are the symptoms of gaucher's disease?
hepatosplenomegaly, osteoporosis of long bones, CNS involvement in rare infantile and juvenile forms
what is the most common lysosomal storage disease?
Gaucher's
what is the deficient enzyme in Metachromatic leukodystrophy?
arylsulfatase A
what accumulates in metachromatic leukodystrophy?
sulfatides
what are the symptoms of metchromatic leukodystrophy?
cognitive deteriration, demyelination, progressive paralysis, dementia in adult form, nerves stain yellowish-brown with cresyl violet
what is the deficient enzyme in krabbe disease?
galactocerebrosidase
what accumulates in krabbe disease?
galactocerebrosides
what are the symptoms of krabbe disease?
mental and motor deterioration, blindness and deafness, near total loss of myelin, globoid bodies in white matter of brain (macrophages)
what is the deficient enzyme in Classic galactosemia?
uridyltransferase

mneuomic:

U Ride to Class Gallantly
how is classic galactosemia genetically passed?
autosomal recessive
what accumulates in classic galactosemia?
galactose 1-p and galacitol
what are the symptoms of classic galactosemia?
galactosuria, vomiting, diarrhea, jaundice, liver damage, sever mental retardation and ctaracts
what in utero test is used to early diagnosis classic galactosemia?
chorionic villi sampling
what is the treatment for classic galactosemia?
rapid removal of lactose from their diet
what type of inheritance is galactokinase deficiency?
rare autosomal recessive
what does galactokinase deficiency cause elevation of?
galactose in the blood and urine (galactosuria)
where is aldose reductase located in the body?
liver, kidner retina, lens, nerve tissues, seminal vesicles, ovaries
what ailment does elevated galacitol cause?
cataracts
what is lacking in essential fructosuria?
fructokinase
what is the mode of inheritance for essential fructosuria?
autosomal recessive
where does fructose accumulate in essential fructosuria?
urine
what is the mode of inheritance of hereditary fructose intolerance?
autosomal recessive
what enzyme is absent in hereditary fructose intolerance? what does the absent enzyme cause (besides hereditary fructose intolerance)?
aldolase B; intracellular trapping of fructose 1-p and low ATP
what are the symptoms of hereditary fructose intolerance?
sever hypoglycemia, vomiting, jaundine, hemorrhage, hepatomegaly, lacticacidemia hyperuricemia, hepatic failure and death
what is the therapy that can be done on patients with hereditary fructose intolerance?
rapid detection and removal of fructose and sucrose from the diet
what does hyperglycemia cause? (especially in the lens, retina, nerve and kidney cells)
excess in sorbitol
why is there swelling associated with uncontrolled diabetes?
accumulation of sorbitol attracts lots of water which leads to complications
what are the complications of uncontrolled diabetes?
cataracts, retinopathy, nephropathy and peripheral neuropathy
what results as a result of carbohydrate sulfotransferase 6 deficiency?
macular cornal dystrophy
what is undersulfated in carbohydrate sulfotransferase 6 deficiency?
keratan sulfate