Krabbe disease
Krabbe disease, also called globoid cell leukodystrophy (GCL), is a rare, inherited disorder that affects the central nervous system (CNS) and peripheral nervous system.
Krabbe disease
Definition
Krabbe disease is a rare genetic disorder of the nervous system. It is a type of leukodystrophy.
Krabbe disease
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Krabbe Disease
This disorder was described by a Danish neurologist Knud Haraldsen Krabbe in 1916. It is primarily a disease of the white matter in the brain but involves nerves throughout the body.
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Krabbe disease
Alternate Names : Globoid cell leukodystrophy, Galactosylcerebrosidase deficiency, Galactosylceramidase deficiency
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What is Krabbe disease?
Krabbe disease (also called globoid cell leukodystrophy) is a degenerative disorder that affects the nervous system. It is caused by the shortage (deficiency) of an enzyme called galactosylceramidase.
What is Krabbe Disease?
In Krabbe disease, there is a lack of an enzyme called galactosylceramide beta-galactosidase (GALC); this enzyme breaks down several important compounds in the body.
Krabbe disease is a rare genetic disorder of the nervous system. It is a type of leukodystrophy.
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Krabbe disease
Introduction
Krabbe disease is a rare, inherited, often fatal disorder affecting the central nervous system. The disease can affect muscle tone and movement, and cause vision and hearing loss, among other effects.
Krabbe disease
Krabbe Leukodystrophy see Krabbe disease
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The disease was characterized and published by Bernard Jacob Alpers, Erna Christensen, and Knud Haraldsen Krabbe; thus, Alpers' disease is also known as Christensen's disease or Christensen-Krabbe disease.
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The changes to muscle tissue that characterize the disorder can also occur in association with many other disorders or conditions including other congenital muscle disorders, Krabbe disease, Lowe's syndrome, myotonic dystrophy, ...
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Krabbe disease (globoid leukodystrophy) - this affects the myelin of the central and peripheral nervous systems. About 90 per cent of those affected are babies and symptoms usually show up before they are six months old.
 See also: Symptom, Dystrophy, Leukodystrophy, Seizure, Seizures
  
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