Mondo Description Farber disease is a rare sphingolipid disorder characterized by a spectrum of clinical signs ranging from the classical triad of painful and progressively deformed joints, subcutaneous nodules, and progressive hoarseness (due to laryngeal involvement) that presents in infancy, to varying phenotypes with respiratory and neurologic involvement.
Uniprot Description An autosomal recessive lysosomal storage disorder characterized by subcutaneous lipid-loaded nodules, excruciating pain in the joints and extremities, and marked accumulation of ceramide in lysosomes. Disease severity is variable. The most severe disease subtype is a rare neonatal form with death occurring before 1 year of age.
Disease Ontology Description A lipid storage disease that is characterized by abnormalities in swallowing, cognition, joint function, and central nervous system due to a deficiency in the enzyme ceramidase that results in sphingolipids deposition.
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This disease has been annotated by GARD as a rare disease.
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Description from UniProt.
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DOID:0050464
GARD:0006426
MESH:D055577
NCIT:C84710
OMIM:228000
Orphanet:333
SCTID:79935000
UMLS:C0268255
UMLS:CN204335
MONDO:0009218
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