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Mutations in CLN7/MFSD8 are a common cause of variant late-infantile neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis.
Brain : a journal of neurology - 1 Mar 2009
Kousi Maria, Siintola Eija, Dvorakova Lenka, Vlaskova Hana, Turnbull Julie, Topcu Meral, Yuksel Deniz, Gokben Sarenur, Minassian Berge A, Elleder Milan, Mole Sara E, Lehesjoki Anna-Elina
Abstract excerpt
The neuronal ceroid lipofuscinoses (NCLs), the most common neurodegenerative disorders of childhood, are characterized by the accumulation of autofluorescent storage material mainly in neurons. Although clinically rather uniform, variant late-infantile onset NCL (vLINCL) is genetically heterogene...
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