Zellweger syndrome is due to: (A) Absence of peroxisome, (B) Absence of cytochrome, (C) Absence of COX, (D) Absence of LOX
Answer is A. Zellweger syndrome is due to absence of peroxisomes in all most all tissues, as a result of which long chain fatty acids are not oxidized and accumulated in live and brain. So this syndrome is also called as cerebrohepatorenal syndrome.