Krabbe's disease is an autosomal recessive disease caused by a deficiency of galactocerebroside B galactosidase which results in an accumulation of galactocerebroside.
The patient presents in the first 6 months of life with:
Later, the child becomes blind and deaf.
The disease is fatal within a year.
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