Krabbe Disease Research Paper
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Krabbe disease is a rare genetic disorder that destroys the myelin of the nerves cell in the brain throughout the nervous system. It is also called globoid cell leukodystropy, which is characterized by the lack of enzyme galactosylceramidase (GALC) situated in chromosomes 14. Symptoms mostly develop between the ages of three to six months. However, when develop in adults and older children, the course of the disease can vary greatly. A Danish neurologist named Knud Haraldsen Krabbe in 1916 identified the disease through his family member.
Symptoms:
Infant with Krabbe disease are usual at birth. Most symptoms begin with excessive crying, irritability, fevers, feeding problems, vomiting, motor and mental delay, and irregularly seizures.