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Angela Qiu. Krabbe Disease. What is galactocerebroside beta-galactosidase?. Krabbe disease causes not enough of it to be made Not enough myelin made Material that protects and surrounds nerve fibers Made up of protein and fatty substances - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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KRABBE DISEASEAngela Qiu
What is galactocerebroside beta-galactosidase? Krabbe disease causes not enough
of it to be made Not enough myelin made
Material that protects and surrounds nerve fibers
Made up of protein and fatty substances
Main purpose is for fast and efficient transmission of impulses
Dugdale, David C. Myelin. Ed. David Zieve. National Institute of Health, 21 May 2009. Web. 7 Mar. 2011. <http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/002261.htm>.
Galactocerebroside beta-galactosidase (continued) Myelin is constantly built and
broken down as nerves growEnzymes are needed to break it down
Galactosylceramidase enzyme also becomes less effectivePsychosine accumulates in the cell○ Too much is toxic○ Damages myelin producing cells
Narins, Brigham, ed. The Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders. 2nd ed. Vol. 1. Farmington Hills: Thomson Gale, 2005. 722-24. 2 vols. Print.
Galactocerebroside beta-galactosidase (continued) Un-metabolized
substances accumulate in large globoid cellsAlso called
globoid cell leukodystrophy
1. Wynbrandt, James, and Mark D. Ludman. Genetic Disorders and Birth Defects. 2nd ed. New York: Facts on File, 1991. 193-94. Print.2. “Leukodystrophies.” UCSF. 6 Mar. 2011 <http://missinglink.ucsf.edu/lm/ids_104_Demyelination/Didactic/Leukodystrophies.htm>
Section of brain with Krabbe disease
Globoid cells around blood vessels (blue arrows)
Pattern of Inheritance
Pedigree
Punnett Square
autosomal
recessive
R = normalr = Krabbe Disease
=female /male carrier
=affected with Krabbe disease
R r R
RR Rr
r
Rr rr
Location of the gene Located on the GALC gene
“Galactosylceramidase” is the official name
Chromosome number 14 Located on base pair numbers
88,399,357 to 88,459,906
1. GALC. National Institute of Health, 1 Mar. 2007. Web. 7 Mar. 2011. <http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/gene/GALC>. 2. “GALC.” Digital. National Institute of Health. 6 Mar. 2011. <http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/dynamicImages/chromomap/GALC.jpeg>
Sequence of the mutation More than seventy mutations can cause Krabbe
Disease Most common mutation deletes a large segment
of the GALC gene30-kb delUsually found in those of European & Mexican
descent Late-onset form
Usually has mutation G270D or G809A in one of the two copies of the gene○ The other copy usually has a different mutation, like the
30-kb delThe G270D/ G809A allows for some myelin to be
made for some time, so onset of the disease is delayed
1. GALC. National Institute of Health, 1 Mar. 2007. Web. 7 Mar. 2011. <http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/gene/GALC>. 2. Wenger, David A. Krabbe Disease. 19 June 2000. Web. 4 Mar. 2011. <http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK1238/>.
beta-galactosidasePeople who have Krabbe disease can’t make enough of this to produce enough myelin.
“Beta-galactosidase.” Computer generated. UniProt. UCSC Genome Bioinformatics. 7 Mar. 2011. <http://genome.ucsc.edu/cgi-bin/hgGene?db=mm9&hgg_gene=uc007olf.1&hgg_chrom=none>
Symptoms! Affects the nervous system Average person dies at 13 months Early-onset (85-90% of the time)
Changing muscle tone from floppy to rigidHearing lossFeeding difficultiesRandom feversUsually dies before age of 2
Late-onsetNot as severe, more likely to live longerSymptoms vary from person to person○ Walking difficulties○ Vision problems○ Rigid muscles
Krabbe Disease. Ed. Chad Haldeman-Englert and David Zieve. National Institute of Health, 15 Apr. 2009. Web. 7 Mar. 2011. <http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH 0002178/>.
Cures or Treatments No specific treatment available Bone marrow transplants may work,
but there are some risks Studies show that umbilical cord blood
stem cell transplants were successful Physical therapy can also help Gene therapy
Introduce normal GALC gene into cells○ Still in research stages, not performed
clinicallyNarins, Brigham, ed. The Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders. 2nd ed. Vol. 1. Farmington Hills: Thomson Gale, 2005. 722-24. 2 vols. Print.
History Probably originated in Sweden First described in 1916 by Danish
neurologist Knud Haraldsen KrabbeObserved the condition in two siblingsDescribed the globoid cells in the white
matter of the brain
Wynbrandt, James, and Mark D. Ludman. Genetic Disorders and Birth Defects. 2nd ed. New York: Facts on File, 1991. 193-94. Print.
Other Info No cases have been reported in
the Ashkenazi Jewish population ~1 in 100,000 infants born in the
US & Europe will have Krabbe disease
A Druze community in Northern Israel and two Moselm Arab villages near Jerusalem have an unusually high incidence rateOne in every six people is a carrier
Wenger, David A. Krabbe Disease. National Institute of Health, 19 June 2000. Web. 4 Mar. 2011. <http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK1238/>.
Bibliography “Beta-galactosidase.” Computer generated. UniProt. UCSC
Genome Bioinformatics. Web. 7 Mar. 2011. <http://genome.ucsc.edu/cgi-bin/hgGene?db=mm9&hgg_gene=uc007olf.1&hgg_chrom=none>
Dugdale, David C. Myelin. Ed. David Zieve. National Institute of Health, 21 May 2009. Web. 7 Mar. 2011. <http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/002261.htm>.
GALC. National Institute of Health, 1 Mar. 2007. Web. 7 Mar. 2011. <http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/gene/GALC>.
“GALC.” Digital. National Institute of Health. Web. 6 Mar. 2011. <http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/dynamicImages/chromomap/GALC.jpeg>
Krabbe Disease. Ed. Chad Haldeman-Englert and David Zieve. National Institute of Health, 15 Apr. 2009. Web. 7 Mar. 2011. <http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH 0002178/>.
Bibliography (cont.) Krabbe Disease. National Institute of Health, 27 Oct.
2010. Web. 7 Mar. 2011. <http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/krabbe/krabbe.htm>.
“Leukodystrophies.” UCSF. Web. 6 Mar. 2011 <http://missinglink.ucsf.edu/lm/ids_104_Demyelination/Didactic/Leukodystrophies.htm>
Narins, Brigham, ed. The Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders. 2nd ed. Vol. 1. Farmington Hills: Thomson Gale, 2005. 722-24. 2 vols. Print.
Wenger, David A. Krabbe Disease. National Institute of Health, 19 June 2000. Web. 4 Mar. 2011. <http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK1238/>.
Wynbrandt, James, and Mark D. Ludman. Genetic Disorders and Birth Defects. 2nd ed. New York: Facts on File, 1991. 193-94. Print.
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