Neuroferritinopathy.

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Neuroferritinopathy is an autosomal dominantly inherited disorder caused by mutations in the gene encoding the ferritin light chain polypeptide. It leads to iron deposition particularly in the cerebellum, basal ganglia and motor cortex. The disease becomes clinically apparent in adulthood mainly with extrapyramidal signs and progresses slowly over decades. Patients usually have intact cognition until the very...

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