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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Research, Technology, Methods > therapeutics > drug therapy > enzyme therapy > enzyme replacement therapy
Preferred Term:

enzyme replacement therapy

Definition:
Therapeutic replacement or supplementation of defective or missing enzymes to alleviate the effects of enzyme deficiency (e.g., glucosylceramidase replacement for gaucher disease).
Concept Schemes:
NALT Full
Broader Concept:
enzyme therapy
Related Concepts:
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/327749
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