It is a disease characterized by the accumulation of lipids in the brain cells leading to mental retardation and even death:
Correct answer: D. Tay-Sach's disease
- A. Grave's disease
- B. Glycogenesis type II disease
- C. Addison's disease
- D. Tay-Sach's disease
Explanation
Storage diseases are due to the absence of lysosomal enzymes. If a lysosomal enzyme responsible for lipid metabolism is absent, it leads to the accumulation of lipids in brain cells that causes mental retardation and death. Such storage disease is known as Tay-Sach's disease.
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