Ultrastructure of the conjunctiva, skin, and gingiva: a case of Sandhoff's disease in a Jewish patient.
Arch Pathol Lab Med
; 104(3): 123-9, 1980 Mar.
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ABSTRACT
Pleomorphic membranous cytoplasmic bodies that indicated glycolipid storage were found in the conjunctiva, skin, and gingiva of a Jewish patient with Sandhoff's disease. The clinical symptoms were typical of GM2 gangliosidosis. Both hexosaminidase A and hexosaminidase B activities were deficient in the leukocytes and serum. Glycosaminoglycan levels in cultured fibroblasts were elevated. Membranous cytoplasmic bodies were observed in high concentrations in a large proportion of the vascular endothelial cells, pericytes, and Schwann cells and to a somewhat lesser extent in the fibrocytes of all tissues studied. Ultrastructural analysis of the conjunctiva, skin, and gingiva as an aid for the diagnosis of Sandhoff's disease is suggested.
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Enfermedad de Sandhoff
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Piel
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Conjuntiva
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Encía
Límite:
Female
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Humans
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Infant
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Arch Pathol Lab Med
Año:
1980
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Article