An overview of clinical, molecular, and therapeutic approaches to Niemann-Pick disease
In animal cells (especially humans), there is an enzyme called acid sphingomyelinase (ASM) (EC 3.1.4.12) which can break the large molecule of sphingomyelin and convert it into smaller structures of ceramide and phosphorylcholine.
Authors
- Kamran Hosseini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1189-7143)
Institutions
- Shiraz University of Medical Sciences (IR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hematology
- Published
- 2024-08-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.46439/hematol.3.016
- Primary Topic
- Lysosomal Storage Disorders Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00