Rare diseases · Sign or symptom

Pathological inclusion body

HP:6001025

What it means

Pathological inclusion bodies are are composed of glycogen, proteins, nucleic acids, lipids, hemosiderin, and calcium, that accumulate as metabolic by-products, catabolic products of macromolecular complexes, or in the context of cell injury.

Part of the broader category

Pathological inclusion body

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