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Exam questionKROK 1Medicine · 2020

A patient is diagnosed with the glucocerebroside lipidosis (gaucher’s disease) that manifest as splenomegaly liver enlargement affected bone tissue and neuropathies. What enzyme of complex lipid catabolism is deficient causing this disease?

Answer options

  1. Hyaluronidase
  2. Hexosamanidase
  3. Beta galactosidase
  4. Glucocerebrosidase
  5. Sphingomyelinase
Correct answer

Glucocerebrosidase

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