fucosidosis (redirected from Fucosidosis type 1)

fucosidosis /fu·co·si·do·sis/ (fu?ko-si-do´sis) a lysosomal storage disease caused by deficient enzymatic activity of fucosidase and accumulation of fucose-containing glycoconjugates in all tissues; it is marked by progressive psychomotor deterioration, growth retardation, hepatosplenomegaly, cardiomegaly, and seizures.

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fu·co·si·do·sis (fy-ks-dss)

n.

An inherited metabolic storage disease caused by a deficiency of alpha-fucosidase and the accumulation of glycolipids that contain fructose, and marked by progressive neurologic deterioration, spasticity, tremor, and mild skeletal changes.