Metabolic aspects of peroxisomal disorders.
In recent years an increasing number of inherited diseases in man have been identified in which there is an impairment in one or more peroxisomal functions. This paper discusses the current state of knowledge on these disorders with particular emphasis on the metabolic abnormalities in these diseases.
Wanders
R J
RJ
University Hospital Amsterdam, Department of Clinical Chemistry, The Netherlands.
Jansen
G
G
van Roermund
C W
CW
Denis
S
S
Schutgens
R B
RB
Jakobs
B S
BS
D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000378:metabolism*; D005231:Fatty Acids, Unsaturated / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D018901:Peroxisomal Disorders / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D010743:Phospholipids / Q000378:metabolism; D010831:Phytanic Acid / Q000378:metabolism; D010875:Pipecolic Acids / Q000378:metabolism
D005227:Fatty Acids; D005231:Fatty Acids, Unsaturated; D010743:Phospholipids; D010875:Pipecolic Acids; D010831:Phytanic Acid; D002784:Cholesterol; C031345:pipecolic acid