Acatalasia

Acatalasia

Basic structure of a peroxisome
Classification and external resources
Specialty endocrinology
ICD-10 E80.3
ICD-9-CM 277.89
OMIM 115500
DiseasesDB 30598
MeSH D020642

Acatalasia (also called acatalasemia, or Takahara's disease[1]:809) is an autosomal recessive peroxisomal disorder caused by a complete lack of catalase.

Presentation

The disorder is relatively benign, although it causes an increased incidence of periodontal infections, and can under rare circumstances lead to gangrene.[2]

Genetic Basis

Occurrence of acatalasia is often the result of mutation in the CAT gene which codes for the enzyme catalase.[3]

Occurrence

Researchers estimate that the condition occurs in every 12,500th person in Japan, every 20,000th in Hungary, and every 20,000th person in Switzerland.[3]

History

In 1948, Dr. Shigeo Takahara (1908–1994), a Japanese otolaryngologist first reported this new disease.[4] He had examined a patient with an oral ulcer. He had spread hydrogen peroxide on the diseased part, but oxygen was not generated due to the lack of catalase.

See also

References

  1. James, William D.; Berger, Timothy G.; et al. (2006). Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: Clinical Dermatology. Saunders Elsevier. ISBN 0-7216-2921-0.
  2. Takahara, Shigeo; Hamilton, H. B.; Neel, J. V.; Kobara, T. Y.; Ogura, Y.; Nishimura, E. T. (1960). "Hypocatalasemia: a new genetic carrier state". Journal of Clinical Investigation 39 (4). doi:10.1172/JCI104075.
  3. 1 2 "Acatalasemia". Genetics Home Reference. Retrieved 2015-09-28.
  4. Takahara, S.; Miyamoto, H. Three cases of progressive oral gangrene due to lack of catalase in the blood. Nippon Jibi-Inkoka Gakkai Kaiho 51: 163 only, 1948.
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