Fucosidosis is an autosomal recessive lysosomal storage disease caused by deficient activity of alpha fucosidase. The enzymatic defect results in the accumulation of a variety of fucose-rich storage products of glycoproteins and glycolipids in many organs. The disease is classified into two types: type 1 for severe phenotypes and type 2 for milder phenotypes.
Category
Inherited metabolic disorder, Lysosomal disease
Brite
Human diseases in ICD-11 classification [BR:br08403]
05 Endocrine, nutritional or metabolic diseases
Metabolic disorders
Inborn errors of metabolism
5C56 Lysosomal diseases
H00141 Fucosidosis