Gaucher’s disease occurs due to the enzymes deficiency of
a. Sphingomyelinase b. Haxosaminidase Ac. Acid alpha glucocerebrosidase d. Galactosidase A
e. lecithin deficiency
ANS.
C
Gaucher's
disease: hereditary deficiency of the enzyme glucocerebrosidase.
Symptoms may
include enlarged spleen and liver, liver malfunction, skeletal disorders and
bone lesions that may be painful, severe neurologic complications, swelling of
lymph nodes and (occasionally) adjacent joints, distended abdomen, a brownish
tint to the skin, anemia, low blood platelets and yellow fatty deposits on the
sclera of the eye.
