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Gaucher’s disease
- Def of acid beta-glucosidase
- Ashkenazi Jews
- Anemia, bruising, bone pain/fractures
- Erlenmeyer flask deformity of femur, BM cells wrinkled paper appearance
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Neimann-Pick
- Def of sphinomyelinase
- Fatal d/o of infancy – failture to thrive, progressive neurodegeneration
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GM1 gangliosidosis
- Def beta-galactosidase
- presents at birth, bone abnormalities (thick skull), hepatosplenomegaly
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GM2 gangliosidosis (Tay Sach’s)
- Def hexosaminidase
- Cherry red spot
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Farber disease
- Def ceramidase
- Joint swelling
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