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Which of the following does not result from accumulation of partially degraded gangliosides?
Phenylketourea |
Tay-Sachs disease |
Niemann-Pick disease |
Gaucher's disease |
Correct option: Phenylketourea
The membranes of the human nervous system contain at least 15 different gangliosides for which no function is yet known. However, it is clearly important that the synthesis and breakdown of these compounds be tightly regulated; derangements in the metabolism of cerebrosides and gangliosides underlie the devastating effects of several human genetic diseases, including Tay-Sachs, Gaucher's disease and Niemann-Pick diseases.
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