KEGG   DISEASE: Krabbe disease
Entry
H00135                      Disease                                
Name
Krabbe disease;
Globoid cell leukodystrophy
  Supergrp
Sphingolipidosis [DS:H00423]
Lysosomal storage disease [DS:H01425]
Description
Krabbe disease is an autosomal recessive disorder caused by deficient activity of galactosylceramidase.
Category
Inherited metabolic disorder, Lysosomal disease
Brite
Human diseases in ICD-11 classification [BR:br08403]
 08 Diseases of the nervous system
  Multiple sclerosis or other white matter disorders
   8A44  Leukodystrophies
    H00135  Krabbe disease
Pathway-based classification of diseases [BR:br08402]
 Lipid/glycolipid metabolism
  nt06014  Sphingolipid degradation
   H00135  Krabbe disease
Pathway
hsa00600  Sphingolipid metabolism
hsa04142  Lysosome
Network
nt06014 Sphingolipid degradation
Gene
(KRB) GALC [HSA:2581] [KO:K01202]
(KRBSAPA) PSAP [HSA:5660] [KO:K12382]
Other DBs
ICD-11: 8A44.4
ICD-10: E75.2
MeSH: D007965
OMIM: 245200 611722
Reference
  Authors
Heese BA
  Title
Current strategies in the management of lysosomal storage diseases.
  Journal
Semin Pediatr Neurol 15:119-26 (2008)
DOI:10.1016/j.spen.2008.05.005
Reference
  Authors
Kolter T, Sandhoff K
  Title
Sphingolipid metabolism diseases.
  Journal
Biochim Biophys Acta 1758:2057-79 (2006)
DOI:10.1016/j.bbamem.2006.05.027
Reference
  Authors
Wenger DA, Rafi MA, Luzi P, Datto J, Costantino-Ceccarini E
  Title
Krabbe disease: genetic aspects and progress toward therapy.
  Journal
Mol Genet Metab 70:1-9 (2000)
DOI:10.1006/mgme.2000.2990
Reference
PMID:8297359 (GALC)
  Authors
Sakai N, Inui K, Fujii N, Fukushima H, Nishimoto J, Yanagihara I, Isegawa Y, Iwamatsu A, Okada S
  Title
Krabbe disease: isolation and characterization of a full-length cDNA for human galactocerebrosidase.
  Journal
Biochem Biophys Res Commun 198:485-91 (1994)
DOI:10.1006/bbrc.1994.1071
Reference
PMID:15773042 (PSAP)
  Authors
Spiegel R, Bach G, Sury V, Mengistu G, Meidan B, Shalev S, Shneor Y, Mandel H, Zeigler M
  Title
A mutation in the saposin A coding region of the prosaposin gene in an infant presenting as Krabbe disease: first report of saposin A deficiency in humans.
  Journal
Mol Genet Metab 84:160-6 (2005)
DOI:10.1016/j.ymgme.2004.10.004

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