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... > Lipids > Glycolipids > Glycosphingolipids > Acidic Glycosphingolipids > Gangliosides > G(M2) Ganglioside
... > Carbohydrates > Glycoconjugates > Glycolipids > Glycosphingolipids > Acidic Glycosphingolipids > Gangliosides > G(M2) Ganglioside
... > Lipids > Membrane Lipids > Sphingolipids > Glycosphingolipids > Acidic Glycosphingolipids > Gangliosides > G(M2) Ganglioside

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G(M2) Ganglioside  

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Entry terms

  • Ganglioside GM2
  • Ganglioside, GM2
  • Ganglioside, Tay-Sachs Disease
  • GM2 Ganglioside
  • GM2, Ganglioside
  • Tay Sachs Disease Ganglioside
  • Tay-Sachs Disease Ganglioside

Scope note

  • A glycosphingolipid that accumulates due to a deficiency of hexosaminidase A or B (BETA-N-ACETYLHEXOSAMINIDASES), or GM2 activator protein, resulting in GANGLIOSIDOSES, heredity metabolic disorders that include TAY-SACHS DISEASE and SANDHOFF DISEASE.

History note

  • 91(75); was see under GANGLIOSIDES 1975-90

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D005678

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