About The Medical Condition Lactosylceramides

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Lactosylceramides

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Lactosylceramides Medical Condition

What's The Definition Of The Medical Condition Lactosylceramides?

Glycosphingolipids which contain as their polar head group a lactose moiety bound in glycosidic linkage to the hydroxyl group of ceramide. Their accumulation in tissue, due to a defect in lactosylceramide beta-galactosidase, is the cause of lactosylceramidosis.

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