"Lipidoses" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Conditions characterized by abnormal lipid deposition due to disturbance in lipid metabolism, such as hereditary diseases involving lysosomal enzymes required for lipid breakdown. They are classified either by the enzyme defect or by the type of lipid involved.
| Descriptor ID |
D008064
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C16.320.565.398.641 C18.452.584.687 C18.452.648.398.641
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Lipidoses" by people in Profiles.
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Waite RJ, Doherty PW, Liepman M, Woda B. Langerhans cell histiocytosis with the radiographic findings of Erdheim-Chester disease. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 1988 Apr; 150(4):869-71.
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Leav I, Crocker AC, Petrak ML, Jones TC. A naturally occurring lipidosis in shell parakeets, Melopsittacus undulatus. Lab Invest. 1968 Apr; 18(4):433-7.