KROK 1 2007 – Question 188 · KROK (Medicine) · Biological Chemistry
Examination of cell culture got from a patient with lysosomal pathology revealed accumulation of great quantity of lipids in the lysosomes. What of the following diseases is this disturbance typical for?
- A. Phenylketonuria
- B. Galactosemia
- C. Gout
- D. Wilson disease
- E. Tay-Sachs disease
Hint
A lysosomal enzyme defect that blocks degradation of a complex membrane lipid makes that lipid pile up in the organelle; find the lipid storage disorder among the diseases listed.
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