Diseases

Lipidoses

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.

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Abstract

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.

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Synonyms

2 entry terms
  • Lipidosis
  • Lipoidosis

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34 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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general or unspecified; prefer specifics

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History Note

2007 (1966)

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  1. C16w.320w.565w.398w.641w
  2. C18.452w.584w.563w.641w
  3. C18.452w.648w.398w.641w

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NLM Classification

QU 265.5.L5

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Lipidoses. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D008064. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D008064
  2. Lipidoses. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lipid_storage_disorder
  3. Lipidoses. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3540902