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Zellweger syndrome




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Revised: 23 October 2019, last major update April 2012

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Definition / general | Microscopic (histologic) description | Electron microscopy description | Electron microscopy images | Additional references
Cite this page: Arora K. Zellweger syndrome. PathologyOutlines.com website. http://www.pathologyoutlines.com/topic/liverzellweger.html. Accessed March 20th, 2019.
Definition / general
  • Defect peroxisomes, causes accumulation of very long chain fatty acids (VLCFA)
  • Rare, occurs in 1 per 50,000 - 100,000 births
Microscopic (histologic) description
  • Nonspecific changes of hepatocyte degeneration
Electron microscopy description
  • No peroxisomes
Electron microscopy images

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Severe parenchymatic
destruction and
cholestasis; no
peroxisomes present

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