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what is the antigenic determinant for ABO blood types |
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what is the core structure of a sphingolipid? |
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amino alcohol sphingosine |
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the amino group on C2 bears what? |
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long chain FA in amide linkages |
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what are FA AMIDE derivatives of sphingosine |
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sphingolipids serve as precursors and backbone for what two structures? |
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sphingomyelin and glycosphingolipids |
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name two acidic sphingolipids |
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sulfatide and gangliosides |
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what synthesizes dihydrosphingosine? |
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what are ceramides synthesized from? |
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dihydrosphingosine and long chain FA |
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what is the structure of galactocerebroside? |
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how are sulphogalactocerebrosides synthesized? |
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galactocerebroside + PAPS |
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what is characterized by niemann pick disease? |
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liver and spleen enlargement, mental retardation |
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what is the enzyme defiiciency of Niemann Pick disease? |
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where is type A niemann pick disease prevalent? |
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first 6 months, CNS degeneration, spasticity |
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type B Niemann Pick disease is prevalent where |
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gaucher disease is caused by a genetic deficiency in what |
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what are symptoms of Gaucher's disease |
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liver and spleen enlargement, erosion of long bones and pelvis, retardation in infants. |
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younger patients with gaucher's disease have what symptoms? |
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hepatosplenomegaly and blood cytopenias |
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Older patients with gaucher's disease have a tendency for what symptoms |
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how is gaucher's diagnosed? |
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measuring glucosidase in cells such as leukocytes or fibroblasts |
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how is gaucher's treated? |
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krabbe disease is an enzyme deficiency characterized by a deficiency in |
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what is krabbe disease associated with |
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impairment in the growth and maintenance of myelin |
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what is metachromatic leukodystrophy |
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lack of lysosomal sulphatidase causes large quantities of sulphogalactocerebroside accumulate in brain. |
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glycosphingolipids that contain sialic acid |
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these drugs are caused by a deficiency in beta galactosidase |
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Gangliosidosis and Krabbe's |
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Tay Sach's disease is caused by an enzyme deficiency of |
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what is the result of tay sachs |
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buildup of GM2 gangliosides in the lysosomes |
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What is more severe form of Tay sachs |
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Fabry Disease is an enzyme deficiency in what |
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fabry disease causes an accumulation of what? |
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how is fabry disease diagnosed? |
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peripheral leukocytes, DNA sequence of the coding region |
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what are sphingolipidoses |
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when enzyme is deficient, substrate backs up and accumulates in the lysosomes |
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which sphingolipid disease is X-chromosome linked? |
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toxin that stimulates secretion of Cl- and water in the gut w/diarrhea |
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what is the function of the alpha unit of cholera toxin |
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ADP-ribosyltransferase that stimulates secretion of chloride ions |
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what is the function of the beta subunit? |
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binding to gangliosides allowing entry of the alpha subunit in the cell |
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