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Results 1 - 10 of 10 for Ceramides
  1. Fabry disease 
    ... Anderson-Fabry disease Angiokeratoma corporis diffusum Angiokeratoma diffuse Ceramide trihexosidase deficiency Fabry's disease GLA deficiency Hereditary ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/fabry-disease - Genetics
  2. ALOXE3 gene 
    The ALOXE3 gene provides instructions for making an enzyme called eLOX3. This enzyme is part of a family of enzymes called arachidonate lipoxygenases. Most ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/aloxe3 - Genetics
  3. ALOX12B gene 
    The ALOX12B gene provides instructions for making an enzyme called 12R-LOX. This enzyme is part of a family of enzymes called arachidonate lipoxygenases. ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/alox12b - Genetics
  4. ASAH1 gene 
    ... lysosomes, acid ceramidase breaks down fats (lipids) called ceramides. Ceramides are typically found within the membranes that surround ... cells (proliferation), and controlled cell death (apoptosis). Additionally, ceramides are a component of a fatty substance called ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/asah1 - Genetics
  5. Farber lipogranulomatosis 
    ... recycle materials. Acid ceramidase breaks down fats called ceramides into a fat called sphingosine and a fatty ... two breakdown products are recycled to create new ceramides for the body to use. Ceramides have several ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/farber-lipogranulomatosis - Genetics
  6. Spinal muscular atrophy with progressive myoclonic epilepsy 
    ... Within lysosomes, acid ceramidase breaks down fats called ceramides into a fat called sphingosine and a fatty ... two breakdown products are recycled to create new ceramides for the body to use. Ceramides have several ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/...rophy-with-progressive-myoclonic-epilepsy - Genetics
  7. GBA gene 
    ... a sugar (glucose) and a simpler fat molecule (ceramide). Glucocerebroside is a component of the membrane that ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/gba - Genetics
  8. Niemann-Pick disease 
    ... called sphingomyelin into another type of lipid called ceramide. Mutations in SMPD1 lead to a shortage of ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/niemann-pick-disease - Genetics
  9. SMPD1 gene 
    ... called sphingomyelin into another type of lipid called ceramide. Sphingomyelin also binds (attaches) to a fat called ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/smpd1 - Genetics
  10. Gaucher disease 
    ... a sugar (glucose) and a simpler fat molecule (ceramide). Variants in the GBA gene greatly reduce or ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/gaucher-disease -