The following points highlight the six major diseases caused due to errors in lipid metabolism. The diseases are: 1. Gaucher's Disease 2. Niemann-Pick Disease 3. Tay-Sach's Disease 4. Fabry's Disease 5. Refsum's Disease 6. Krabbe's Disease. Errors in Lipid Metabolism: Disease # 1. Gaucher's Disease: In this disease, the cerebroside content of the reticuloendothelial cells (e.g., spleen) is very high. [...]
The following points highlight the six major diseases caused due to errors in nucleic acid metabolism. The diseases are: 1. Lesch-Nyhan Syndrome 2. Hereditary Xanthinuria 3. Orotic Aciduria 4. Hypouricemia 5. Von Gierke's Disease 6. Reye's Syndrome. Errors in Nucleic Acid Metabolism: Disease # 1. Lesch-Nyhan Syndrome: a. This condition is characterized by the complete deficiency of phosphoribosyl transferase, which [...]
The following points highlight the fourteen major diseases caused due to errors in protein metabolism. The diseases are: 1. Albinism 2. Tyrosinosis 3. Tyrosinernia 4. Phenylketonuria 5. Alkaptonuria 6. Maple Syrup Urine Disease 7. Hartnup's Disease 8. Glycinuria 9. Primary Hyperoxaluria 10. Cystinuria 11. Cystinosis 12. Homocystinuria 13. Histidinemia 14. Hypervalinemia. Errors in Protein Metabolism: Disease # 1. Albinism: a. [...]