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Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities > Genetic Diseases, Inborn > Heredodegenerative Disorders, Nervous System > Hereditary Central Nervous System Demyelinating Diseases > Leukodystrophy, Metachromatic
Nervous System Diseases > Neurodegenerative Diseases > Heredodegenerative Disorders, Nervous System > Hereditary Central Nervous System Demyelinating Diseases > Leukodystrophy, Metachromatic
... > Nervous System Diseases > Central Nervous System Diseases > Brain Diseases > Leukoencephalopathies > Hereditary Central Nervous System Demyelinating Diseases > Leukodystrophy, Metachromatic
Nervous System Diseases > Demyelinating Diseases > Hereditary Central Nervous System Demyelinating Diseases > Leukodystrophy, Metachromatic
... > Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases > Metabolic Diseases > Brain Diseases, Metabolic > Brain Diseases, Metabolic, Inborn > Hereditary Central Nervous System Demyelinating Diseases > Leukodystrophy, Metachromatic
... > Nervous System Diseases > Central Nervous System Diseases > Brain Diseases > Brain Diseases, Metabolic > Brain Diseases, Metabolic, Inborn > Hereditary Central Nervous System Demyelinating Diseases > Leukodystrophy, Metachromatic
... > Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases > Metabolic Diseases > Metabolism, Inborn Errors > Brain Diseases, Metabolic, Inborn > Hereditary Central Nervous System Demyelinating Diseases > Leukodystrophy, Metachromatic
... > Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities > Genetic Diseases, Inborn > Metabolism, Inborn Errors > Brain Diseases, Metabolic, Inborn > Hereditary Central Nervous System Demyelinating Diseases > Leukodystrophy, Metachromatic
... > Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases > Metabolic Diseases > Lipid Metabolism Disorders > Lipid Metabolism, Inborn Errors > Lipidoses > Sphingolipidoses > Sulfatidosis > Leukodystrophy, Metachromatic
... > Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases > Metabolic Diseases > Metabolism, Inborn Errors > Lipid Metabolism, Inborn Errors > Lipidoses > Sphingolipidoses > Sulfatidosis > Leukodystrophy, Metachromatic
... > Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities > Genetic Diseases, Inborn > Metabolism, Inborn Errors > Lipid Metabolism, Inborn Errors > Lipidoses > Sphingolipidoses > Sulfatidosis > Leukodystrophy, Metachromatic
... > Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases > Metabolic Diseases > Metabolism, Inborn Errors > Lysosomal Storage Diseases > Lysosomal Storage Diseases, Nervous System > Sphingolipidoses > Sulfatidosis > Leukodystrophy, Metachromatic
... > Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities > Genetic Diseases, Inborn > Metabolism, Inborn Errors > Lysosomal Storage Diseases > Lysosomal Storage Diseases, Nervous System > Sphingolipidoses > Sulfatidosis > Leukodystrophy, Metachromatic
... > Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases > Metabolic Diseases > Brain Diseases, Metabolic > Brain Diseases, Metabolic, Inborn > Lysosomal Storage Diseases, Nervous System > Sphingolipidoses > Sulfatidosis > Leukodystrophy, Metachromatic
... > Nervous System Diseases > Central Nervous System Diseases > Brain Diseases > Brain Diseases, Metabolic > Brain Diseases, Metabolic, Inborn > Lysosomal Storage Diseases, Nervous System > Sphingolipidoses > Sulfatidosis > Leukodystrophy, Metachromatic
... > Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases > Metabolic Diseases > Metabolism, Inborn Errors > Brain Diseases, Metabolic, Inborn > Lysosomal Storage Diseases, Nervous System > Sphingolipidoses > Sulfatidosis > Leukodystrophy, Metachromatic
... > Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities > Genetic Diseases, Inborn > Metabolism, Inborn Errors > Brain Diseases, Metabolic, Inborn > Lysosomal Storage Diseases, Nervous System > Sphingolipidoses > Sulfatidosis > Leukodystrophy, Metachromatic

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Leukodystrophy, Metachromatic  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Arylsulfatase A Deficiency Disease
  • Cerebral sclerosis, Diffuse, Metachromatic Form
  • Cerebroside Sulphatase Deficiency Disease
  • Leukoencephalopathies, Metachromatic
  • Leukoencephalopathy, Metachromatic
  • Lipidosis, Sulfatide
  • Metachromatic Leukodystrophy
  • Metachromatic Leukoencephalopathies
  • Metachromatic Leukoencephalopathy
  • Sulfatide Lipidosis

Scope note

  • An autosomal recessive metabolic disease caused by a deficiency of CEREBROSIDE-SULFATASE leading to intralysosomal accumulation of cerebroside sulfate (SULFOGLYCOSPHINGOLIPIDS) in the nervous system and other organs. Pathological features include diffuse demyelination, and metachromatically-staining granules in many cell types such as the GLIAL CELLS. There are several allelic and nonallelic forms with a variety of neurological symptoms.

History note

  • 1974

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D007966

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