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Clinical-biochemical correlation in molecularly characterized patients with Niemann-Pick type C.
Genetics in medicine : official journal of the American College of Medical Genetics - 1 Jan 2000
Meiner V, Shpitzen S, Mandel H, Klar A, Ben-Neriah Z, Zlotogora J, Sagi M, Lossos A, Bargal R, Sury V, Carmi R, Leitersdorf E, Zeigler M
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: Niemann-Pick disease type C (NP-C) is an autosomal recessive lipid storage disease manifested by an impairment in cellular cholesterol homeostasis. The clinical phenotype of NP-C is extremely variable, ranging from an acute neonatal form to an adult late-onset presentation. To facilitate phenotype-genotype studies, we have analyzed multiple Israeli NP-C families. METHODS: The severity of the disease was...
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