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Lysosomal storage disease
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Lysosomal storage diseases (LSDs; ) are a group of over 70 rare inherited metabolic disorders that result from defects in lysosomal function. Lysosomes are sacs of enzymes within cells that digest large molecules and pass the fragments on to other parts of the cell for recycling. This process requires several critical enzymes. If one of these...

Instance of
designated intractable/rare disease
class of disease
Subclass of
Inborn errors of metabolism
Disease
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