Acid lipase deficiency is a rare genetic disorder that affects the lysosomal acid lipase (LAL) enzyme. This enzyme is crucial for managing fat and cholesterol levels throughout the body.

The patient’s mother presented for antenatal chorionic villus sampling at 14 weeks’ gestation. The mother had a history of a previous death of an infant in whom Wolman’s disease was ...

Babies with a rare and fatal disease will be able to live past their first birthday thanks to a new drug available on the NHS. There are currently 10 children in Britain with Wolman disease ...

Infants with a rare and fatal congenital disorder called Wolman disease in England and Wales will soon have access to a new drug via the NHS that can dramatically extend their lives. The National ...

FORT MYERS, Fla. — A baby living in Fort Myers is battling a disease only 13 others have worldwide. Evelyn, a 3-month-old infant, was diagnosed with Wolman's disease which is a rare genetic ...

See the committee papers for full details of the evidence. Wolman disease is a rare, genetic condition in which there is a complete loss in lysosomal acid lipase (LAL) enzyme activity. It is the ...

1 Wolman Disease is a rapidly progressing and life-threatening disease that causes multi-organ damage. Symptoms in newborns or very young infants include enlarged liver and spleen, poor weight gain, ...

It is hoped the move will help save the lives of babies and toddlers born with Wolman disease, a type of lysosomal acid lipase deficiency that occurs in one in every 350,000 births. The condition ...