Andersen disease is a glycogen storage disorder. Sufferers have a deficiency of branching enzyme, leading to very long unbranched glucose chains in its stored glycogen. This disorder leads to liver failure and eventual death occurring in the first year of life. In mathematics, a deficient number or defective number is a number n for which σ(n) < 2n. ... Neuraminidase ribbon diagram An enzyme (in Greek en = in and zyme = leaven) is a protein, or protein complex, that catalyzes a chemical reaction and also controls the 3D orientation of the catalyzed substrates. ... A space-filling model of glucose Glucose, a simple monosaccharide sugar, is one of the most important carbohydrates and is used as a source of energy in animals and plants. ... Glycogen is the principal storage form of glucose in animal cells. ... The liver is an organ in vertebrates including humans. ...
Obsolete entity of infantilism caused by congenital pancreatic insufficiency.
Andersen's first two papers, reporting on the anatomy of specific organs of the reproductive system, were published in Contributions to Embryology.
Despite her impressive record, the hospital stuck to its policy barring women from appointment in the surgery and pathology departments, and Andersen was forced to seek employment at another institution.
Andersen was the first to recognize cystic fibrosis as a disease and helped create a test to diagnose it.
Dorothy Hansine Andersen was the first physician to recognize cystic fibrosis as a disease and, together with her research team, created the first tests to diagnose it.
Andersen and her research team made numerous discoveries that led to a simple diagnostic test for cystic fibrosis, one that is still in use today.