About The Medical Condition Trihexosyl Ceramides
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Trihexosyl Ceramides
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What's The Definition Of The Medical Condition Trihexosyl Ceramides?
Glycosphingolipids which contain as their polar head group a trisaccharide (galactose-galactose-glucose) moiety bound in glycosidic linkage to the hydroxyl group of ceramide. Their accumulation in tissue, due to a defect in ceramide trihexosidase, is the cause of angiokeratoma corporis diffusum (FABRY DISEASE).
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