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Infantile neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis: no longer just a 'Finnish' disease.
European journal of paediatric neurology : EJPN : official journal of the European Paediatric Neurology Society - 1 Jan 2001
Hofmann S L, Das A K, Lu J Y, Wisniewski K E, Gupta P
Abstract excerpt
The neuronal ceroid lipofuscinoses (NCLs) are a group of enigmatic neurodegenerative disorders of children that have in common the storage of autofluorescent lipofuscin, or aging pigment, in the brain. With the identification of the three major genes involved in the disorder, the NCLs are now appreciated to represent true lysosomal storage disorders. The most severe (infantile) form of NCL is caused by mutations...
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