Sulfatidosis Explained

Sulfatidosis
Field:	endocrinology

Sulfatidosis is a form of lysosomal storage disease resulting in a proliferation of sulfatide.

Causes

It is caused by a genetic insufficiency of sulfatase enzymes.^[1]

Diagnosis

Types

Metachromatic leukodystrophy and multiple sulfatase deficiency are classified as sulfatidoses.^[2]

See also

• Sphingolipidoses#Overview for an overview table, including sulfatidosis

Notes and References

1. Web site: Definition: sulfatidosis from Online Medical Dictionary .
2. Book: Cotran, Ramzi S. . Kumar, Vinay . Fausto, Nelson . Nelso Fausto . Robbins, Stanley L. . Abbas, Abul K. . Robbins and Cotran pathologic basis of disease . Elsevier Saunders . St. Louis, Mo . 2005 . 161 . 978-0-7216-0187-8 .