Lysosomal storage diseases (LSDs; əl) are a group of approximately 50 rare inherited metabolic disorders that result from defects in lysosomal function. Lysosomes are sacs of enzymes within cells that digest large molecules and pass the fragments on to other parts of the cell for recycling. This process requires several critical enzymes. If one o...
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(from the article `metabolic disease`) Lysosomes are cytoplasmic organelles in which a variety of macromolecules are degraded by different acid hydrolase enzymes. Lysosomal enzymes are ... Lysosomal storage diseases are genetic disorders in which a genetic mutation affects the activity of one or more of the acid hydrolases. In such ... ...
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any inborn error of metabolism in which the deficiency of one of the enzymes normally stored in the lysosomes of certain cells results in accumulation of the substance normally degraded by the enzyme. These diseases are further classified, depending on the nature of the stored substance, as glycogen storage diseases (glycogenos...
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