140 top medical experts on Sialic Acid Storage Disease across 14 countries and 7 U.S. states, including 5 MDs (Physicians). This is based on an objective analysis of their Scientific Publications, Clinical Trials, Medicare, and NIH Grants.
- Sialic Acid Storage Disease: Autosomal recessive neurodegenerative disorders caused by lysosomal membrane transport defects that result in accumulation of free sialic acid (N-acetylneuraminic acid) within the lysosomes. The two main clinical phenotypes, which are allelic variants of the SLC17A5 gene, are issd, a severe infantile form, or Salla disease, a slowly progressive adult form, named for the geographic area in Finland where the kindred first studied resided.
- Clinical guidelines are the recommended starting point to understand initial steps and current protocols in any disease or procedure:
- Broader Categories (#Experts): Nervous System Lysosomal Storage Diseases (88).
- Clinical Trials : at least 1 including 1 Completed
- Synonyms: Infantile Sialic Acid Storage Disease, Salla Disease, Finnish Type Sialic Acid Storage Disease, Infantile Form Sialic Acid Storage Disease, Sialuria, Finnish Type Sialuria, Infantile Form Sialuria
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