"Lipidoses" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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.
| Descriptor ID |
D008064
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C16.320.565.398.641 C18.452.584.687 C18.452.648.398.641
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Subcellular fractions from Tay-Sachs brains: ganglioside, lipid, and protein composition and hexosaminidase activities. J Neurol Sci. 1974 Jul; 22(3):383-406.