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Sphingolipidoses are a class of lipid storage disorders relating to sphingolipid metabolism. The main members of this group are Niemann-Pick disease Fabry disease Krabbe disease Gaucher disease Tay-Sachs disease and Metachromatic leukodystrophy. They are generally inherited in an autosomal recessive fashion but notably Fabry disease is X-linked recessive.
