Sunday 2 March 2014

Zellweger Syndrome

Zellweger Syndrome
Zellweger Syndrome is one of a group of four diseases referred as “Peroxisome Biogenesis Disorders (PBD), an inherited condition that damages the white matter of the person’s brain. It is caused by defects in any of the 13 PEX genes, required for normal formation and function of peroxisomes – a cell structure that breaks down toxic substances and synthesize lipids necessary for cell function.


Symptoms
It includes enlarged liver, intellectual disability, characteristic facial features, vision disturbances, lack of muscle tone, gastrointestinal bleeding.
Treatment

There is no cure for this syndrome. Majority of the infants fail to survive past the six months and often do not live more than a year. The available treatment options are only supportive and symptomatic.



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