Article
New cases of adult-onset Sandhoff disease with a cerebellar or lower motor neuron phenotype.
Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry - 1 Sept 2010
Delnooz C C S, Lefeber D J, Langemeijer S M C, Hoffjan S, Dekomien G, Zwarts M J, Van Engelen B G M, Wevers R A, Schelhaas H J, van de Warrenburg B P C
Abstract excerpt
Sandhoff disease is a lipid-storage disorder caused by a defect in ganglioside metabolism. It is caused by a lack of functional N-acetyl-beta-d-glucosaminidase A and B due to mutations in the HEXB gene. Typical, early-onset Sandhoff disease presents before 9 months of age with progressive psychomotor retardation and early death. A late-onset form of Sandhoff disease is rare, and its symptoms are heterogeneous. As...
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