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The pathogenesis and treatment of acid sphingomyelinase-deficient Niemann-Pick disease
23 Dec 2009
Abstract excerpt
Patients with Niemann-Pick disease (NPD) Types A and B have an inherited deficiency of acid sphingomyelinase (ASM) activity. The clinical spectrum of this disorder ranges from the infantile neurological form that results in death by 3 years of age (NPD Type A) to the non-neurological form that is compatible with survival into adulthood (NPD Type B). Intermediate cases have also been reported, and the disease is...
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