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Recovery from liver disease in a Niemann-Pick type C mouse model.
Journal of lipid research - 1 Aug 2010
Sayre Naomi L, Rimkunas Victoria M, Graham Mark J, Crooke Rosanne M, Liscum Laura
Abstract excerpt
Loss of function of Niemann-Pick C1 (NPC1) leads to lysosomal free cholesterol storage, resulting in the neurodegenerative disease Niemann-Pick disease type C (NPC). Significant numbers of patients with NPC also suffer from liver disease. Currently, no treatments exist that alter patient outcome, and it is unknown if recovery from tissue damage can occur even if a treatment were found. Our laboratory developed a...
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