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Novel <i>CLN8</i> mutations confirm the clinical and ethnic diversity of late infantile neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis
6 Oct 2009
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The neuronal ceroid lipofuscinoses (NCLs) are a group of inherited lysosomal storage diseases and the prototype of childhood onset neurodegenerative disorders. To date, 10 NCL entities (CLN1-CLN10) are known and characterized by accumulation of autofluorescent storage material, age of onset and clinical symptoms. CLN8 was first identified as the causative gene for a late-onset form with progressive epilepsy and...
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