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Sialic Acid Storage Disease  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Autosomal recessive neurodegenerative disorders caused by lysosomal membrane transport defects that result in accumulation of free sialic acid (N-ACETYLNEURAMINIC ACID) within the lysosomes. The two main clinical phenotypes, which are allelic variants of the SLC17A5 gene, are ISSD, a severe infantile form, or Salla disease, a slowly progressive adult form, named for the geographic area in Finland where the kindred first studied resided.

Entry terms

  • Sialuria

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-NB4HZCPM-Q

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