Preferred Label : Sandhoff disease;
ICD-11 definition : Sandhoff disease is a lysosomal storage disorder from the GM2 gangliosidosis family
and is characterised by central nervous system degeneration, with startle reactions,
early blindness, progressive motor and mental deterioration, macrocephaly and cherry-red
spots on the macula. Patients may have a doll-like face, hepatosplenomegaly and recurring
respiratory tract infections.;
ICD-11 synonym : Hexosaminidase A and B deficiency; GM sub 2 /sub gangliosidosis, type 2; Total hexosaminidase deficiency; GM2 gangliosidosis 0 variant; GM2 gangliosidosis type 2; GM 2 gangliosidosis, type 2;
Origin ID : 708581915;
UMLS CUI : C0036161;
- Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- False automatic mappings
- Semantic type(s)
- UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Validated automatic mappings to BTNT
- Validated automatic mappings to NTBT
Sandhoff disease is a lysosomal storage disorder from the GM2 gangliosidosis family
and is characterised by central nervous system degeneration, with startle reactions,
early blindness, progressive motor and mental deterioration, macrocephaly and cherry-red
spots on the macula. Patients may have a doll-like face, hepatosplenomegaly and recurring
respiratory tract infections.