children s health issues
Peroxisomal Disorders
Introduction
Peroxisomal disorders are a group of Overview of Hereditary Metabolic Disorders that occur when peroxisomes are missing or do not function correctly in the body. Hereditary disorders occur when parents pass the defective Peroxisomes are tiny components within cells. In some ways, they are like a cell's organs (organelles). Peroxisomes contain chemical substances called enzymes, such as catalase and peroxidase, that help the body break down (metabolize) Fatty acids and There are different types of Inheritance of Single-Gene Disorders . In most peroxisomal disorders, both parents of the affected child carry a copy of the abnormal gene. Because usually two copies of the abnormal gene are necessary for the disorder to occur, usually neither parent has the disorder. Some peroxisomal disorders are 