Mesh term Lipidoses
Browse to parent terms:Lipid Metabolism Disorders
Lipid Metabolism, Inborn Errors
Description
Conditions characterized by abnormal lipid deposition due to disturbance in lipid metabolism, such as hereditary diseases involving lysosomal enzymes required for lipid breakdown. They are classified either by the enzyme defect or by the type of lipid involved.Browse to child terms:
Cholesterol Ester Storage Disease
Neuronal Ceroid-Lipofuscinoses
Sjogren-Larsson Syndrome
Sphingolipidoses
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