Biomaterial Database

[Niemann-Pick disease (type C)]. 1998

M Taniguchi, and K Ohno

Department of Neurobiology, Tottori University, Faculty of Medicine.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008247	Lysosomes	A class of morphologically heterogeneous cytoplasmic particles in animal and plant tissues characterized by their content of hydrolytic enzymes and the structure-linked latency of these enzymes. The intracellular functions of lysosomes depend on their lytic potential. The single unit membrane of the lysosome acts as a barrier between the enzymes enclosed in the lysosome and the external substrate. The activity of the enzymes contained in lysosomes is limited or nil unless the vesicle in which they are enclosed is ruptured or undergoes MEMBRANE FUSION. (From Rieger et al., Glossary of Genetics: Classical and Molecular, 5th ed).	Autolysosome,Autolysosomes,Lysosome
D009542	Niemann-Pick Diseases	A group of autosomal recessive disorders in which harmful quantities of lipids accumulate in the viscera and the central nervous system. They can be caused by deficiencies of enzyme activities (SPHINGOMYELIN PHOSPHODIESTERASE) or defects in intracellular transport, resulting in the accumulation of SPHINGOMYELINS and CHOLESTEROL. There are various subtypes based on their clinical and genetic differences.	ASM Deficiency,ASM-Deficient Niemann-Pick Disease,Acid Sphingomyelinase Deficiency,Acid Sphingomyelinase-deficient Niemann-Pick Disease,Niemann-Pick Disease,ASM Deficiencies,ASM Deficient Niemann Pick Disease,ASM-Deficient Niemann-Pick Diseases,Acid Sphingomyelinase deficient Niemann Pick Disease,Deficiencies, ASM,Deficiencies, Acid Sphingomyelinase,Deficiency, ASM,Deficiency, Acid Sphingomyelinase,Disease, ASM-Deficient Niemann-Pick,Diseases, ASM-Deficient Niemann-Pick,Niemann Pick Disease,Niemann Pick Diseases,Niemann-Pick Disease, ASM-Deficient,Niemann-Pick Diseases, ASM-Deficient,Sphingomyelinase Deficiencies, Acid,Sphingomyelinase Deficiency, Acid
D011379	Prognosis	A prediction of the probable outcome of a disease based on a individual's condition and the usual course of the disease as seen in similar situations.	Prognostic Factor,Prognostic Factors,Factor, Prognostic,Factors, Prognostic,Prognoses
D002784	Cholesterol	The principal sterol of all higher animals, distributed in body tissues, especially the brain and spinal cord, and in animal fats and oils.	Epicholesterol
D003937	Diagnosis, Differential	Determination of which one of two or more diseases or conditions a patient is suffering from by systematically comparing and contrasting results of diagnostic measures.	Diagnoses, Differential,Differential Diagnoses,Differential Diagnosis
D005678	G(M2) Ganglioside	A glycosphingolipid that accumulates due to a deficiency of hexosaminidase A or B (BETA-N-ACETYLHEXOSAMINIDASES), or GM2 activator protein, resulting in GANGLIOSIDOSES, heredity metabolic disorders that include TAY-SACHS DISEASE and SANDHOFF DISEASE.	GM2 Ganglioside,Tay-Sachs Disease Ganglioside,Ganglioside GM2,GM2, Ganglioside,Ganglioside, GM2,Ganglioside, Tay-Sachs Disease,Tay Sachs Disease Ganglioside
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000818	Animals	Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA.	Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D017668	Age of Onset	The age, developmental stage, or period of life at which a disease or the initial symptoms or manifestations of a disease appear in an individual.	Age-at-Onset,Age at Onset,Onset Age