A novel mutation in an atypical presentation of the rare infantile Farber disease.

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BACKGROUND: Farber disease (MIM 228000) is a rare autosomal recessive condition caused by deficiency of lysosomal acid ceramidase (EC 3.5.1.23). The disease presents classically during the infantile period with a characteristic triad of clinical manifestations: (a) painful joints, (b) subcutaneous nodules, and (c) progressive hoarseness due to laryngeal involvement. All cases reported in the literature to date...

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