Splenomegaly and Skeletal Changes Due to a Nonlethal Lysosomal Storage

question 16

Multiple Choice

Splenomegaly and skeletal changes due to a nonlethal lysosomal storage disease caused by the mutation of the gene encoding glucocerebrosidase are features of which disease?

• A) Tay-Sachs disease
• B) Niemann-Pick disease
• C) Hurler disease
• D) Gaucher disease
• E) Hunter syndrome

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