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Lipidoses

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Definition: 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.  general or unspecified; prefer specifics   
Examples Cholesterol Ester Storage Disease; Neuronal Ceroid-Lipofuscinoses; Sjogren-Larsson Syndrome; Sphingolipidoses
Other names Lipoidosis; Lipidosis

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Sources: NLM Medical Subject Headings, NIH UMLS, Drugs@FDA, FDA AERS original data copyright United States Government. No endorsement implied. Last modified 6/6/2012

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