Article
Galactosialidosis in two siblings.
The Turkish journal of pediatrics - 1 Jan 2000
Yuce A, Kocak N, Besley G T
Abstract excerpt
Galactosialidosis is a rare lysosomal storage disease associated with deficiencies of alpha-galactosidase and beta-neurominidase. In this report, two siblings with galactosialidosis, resembling Niemann-Pick disease with the presence of foamy cells in multiple organs, splenomegaly and prominent hepatomegaly, are presented. Galactosidase deficiency and an increased number of urinary sialic acid compounds were...
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