Acid Sphingomyelinase Deficiency (ASMD): Symptoms and Treatment
Acid sphingomyelinase deficiency, or ASMD, is a rare inherited disorder that affects how the body breaks down fats. It leads to a harmful buildup inside cells, especially in the liver, spleen, lungs, and sometimes the brain. Once known as Niemann-Pick disease types A and B, ASMD impacts roughly 1 in 250,000 births in the United…