Niemann-Pick Type C (NPC) is an autosomal recessive lysosomal storage disease leading to progressive neurodegeneration. Mutations in the NPC1 gene, which accounts for 95% of the cases, lead to a defect in intra-lysosomal ...

Fabry disease is an X-linked lysosomal storage disorder that leads to abnormal accumulation of glycosphingolipids due to a deficiency of alpha-galactosidase A (AGAL). The consequences of these alterations on the targeting ...

Kefir is produced by adding kefir grains (a mass of proteins, polysaccharides, bacteria, and yeast) to pasteurized milk; it has been shown to control several cellular types of cancer, such as Sarcoma 180 in mice, Lewis ...