Meanings
nounSandhoff disease (uncountable)
- uncountableA lipid storage disorder caused by an inherited deficiency in creating functional beta-hexosaminidases A and B.
Synonyms: Sandhoff-Jatzkewitz disease
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA lipid storage disorder caused by an inherited deficiency in creating functional beta-hexosaminidases A and B.
Similar
Sandhoff-Jatzkewitz disease
Origin
Named after Konrad Sandhoff.
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