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This study is a case- control, open label clinical trial. Patients are all registered with diagnosis of Sandhoff and Tay sachs, and recruited at children's medical center Tehran-IRAN. Diagnosis is confirmed by enzyme level and genetic tests. Case group receive Miglustat therapy for 1 year and
Gangliosidosis:
Gangliosides are complex compunds consisting of a glycosphingolipid and a sialic acid and are located at the cell surface where they are responsible for detecting extracellular molecules. Gangliosides are mainly located in the nervous system.
If gangliosides accumulate pathologically
The infantile and juvenile forms of GM1 and GM2 gangliosidoses are neurodegenerative conditions that are lethal during childhood. There are no known effective therapies available for treatment of infantile and juvenile gangliosidoses. Studies of monotherapy with miglustat for treatment of these
The GM1 and GM2 gangliosidoses are lysosomal storage disorders that primarily affect the brain and are uniformly fatal. The glycoproteinoses sialidosis and galactosialidosis are ultra-rare disorders involving predominantly the skeletal and central nervous systems that are likewise fatal or severely