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Initiation and discontinuation of substrate inhibitor treatment in patients with Niemann-Pick type C disease.
Gene - 10 Sept 2012
Pérez-Poyato María Socorro, Gordo M Mar O'Callaghan, Marfa Mercé Pineda
Abstract excerpt
Niemann-Pick type C disease (NP-C) is a lysosomal storage disorder characterized by a progressive neurological deterioration. Different clinical forms have been defined based on patient age at neurological symptoms onset: perinatal, early infantile (EI), late infantile (LI), juvenile and adult. There is no curative treatment for NP-C. Miglustat is the first effective therapy for the neurological manifestations of...
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