Thesaurismosis

Thesaurismosis is an older name for hoarding diseases. It is a pathological accumulation of endogenous or exogenous substances in tissues as a result of an enzymatic disorder. Typically these include lysosomal diseases and peroxisomal diseases.

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• Lysosomal disease
• Mucopolysaccharidosis
• Glycoproteinosis
• Peroxisomal disease
• Lipidosis

Refrences

• SRŠŇOVÁ, Klára – SRŠEŇ, Štefan. Základy klinickej genetiky a jej molekulárna podstata. 3. edition. Martin : Osveta, 2000. pp. 409. ISBN 80-8063-021-6.