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Results 1 - 3 of 3 for Inherited lipid metabolism disorder
  1. Tay-Sachs Disease (National Library of Medicine)  
    Tay-Sachs disease is a rare, inherited disease. It is a type of lipid metabolism disorder. It causes too much of a fatty substance to build up in the brain. This buildup destroys nerve cells, causing mental and ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/taysachsdisease.html - Health Topics
  2. Gaucher Disease (National Library of Medicine)  
    Gaucher disease is a rare, inherited disorder. It is a type of lipid metabolism disorder. If you have it, you do not have enough of an enzyme called glucocerebrosidase. This causes too much of a ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/gaucherdisease.html - Health Topics
  3. Lipid Metabolism Disorders (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... metabolic disorder, something goes wrong with this process. Lipid metabolism disorders, such as Gaucher disease and Tay-Sachs disease, ... serious, or sometimes even fatal. These disorders are inherited. Newborn babies get screened for some of them, ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/lipidmetabolismdisorders.html - Health Topics