 Galactosylceramidase
"Galactosylceramidase" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An enzyme that hydrolyzes galactose from ceramide monohexosides. Deficiency of this enzyme may cause globoid cell leukodystrophy (LEUKODYSTROPHY, GLOBOID CELL). EC 3.2.1.46.
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D005698
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D08.811.277.450.410.120
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| Concept/Terms |
Galactosylceramidase- Galactosylceramidase
- Galactosylcerebroside beta-Galactosidase
- beta-Galactosidase, Galactosylcerebroside
- Galactosylceramide Galactosidase
- Galactosidase, Galactosylceramide
- Galactocerebrosidase
- Galactosylceramide beta-Galactosidase
- beta-Galactosidase, Galactosylceramide
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| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Galactosylceramidase" by people in Profiles.
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Forbes E, Smith K, Petluru M, Nystrom J, Fridman V. Adult-onset Krabbe disease presenting as isolated sensorimotor demyelinating polyneuropathy: A case report. J Peripher Nerv Syst. 2022 12; 27(4):320-324.
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Lee JH, Cho MH, Hersh CP, McDonald ML, Wells JM, Dransfield MT, Bowler RP, Lynch DA, Lomas DA, Crapo JD, Silverman EK. IREB2 and GALC are associated with pulmonary artery enlargement in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol. 2015 Mar; 52(3):365-76.
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