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Children who have the classic form of Farber disease develop symptoms within the first few weeks to months of life. [4] Individuals with moderate or attenuated forms may develop symptoms at any time in childhood. Sometimes it is difficult to diagnose Farber disease because the symptoms can be misdiagnosed as Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA).
Cherry-red spot as seen here in Tay–Sachs disease, caused by the fovea's center appearing bright red because it is surrounded by a whiter than usual area. Metabolic Storage Diseases:, [6] [7] Tay–Sachs disease; Farber disease; GM1 and GM2 gangliosidoses; Metachromatic leukodystrophy; Niemann–Pick disease; Sandhoff disease; Sialidosis
The term childhood disease refers to disease that is contracted or becomes symptomatic before the age of 18 or 21 years old. Many of these diseases can also be contracted by adults. Some childhood diseases include:
It is a rare autosomal dominant disease caused by mutations in the DCN gene. [16] In this bilateral Snowflake, whitish opacities appear throughout the cornea. [17] The stromal lamellae are abnormal and may be separated by amorphous deposits. Moderate to severe vision loss may occur due to corneal opacity.
Mutations in this gene have been associated with a lysosomal storage disorder known as Farber disease and, recently, with a rare neurodegenerative condition known as spinal muscular atrophy with progressive myoclonic epilepsy. [8] Two transcript variants encoding distinct isoforms have been identified for this gene. [7]
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Enzyme replacement therapy is available to treat mainly Fabry disease and Gaucher disease, and people with these types of sphingolipidoses may live well into adulthood. The other types are generally fatal by age 1 to 5 years for infantile forms, but progression may be mild for juvenile- or adult-onset forms.
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