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New Niemann-Pick type C1 gene mutation associated with very severe disease course and marked early cerebellar vermis atrophy.
Journal of child neurology - 1 Dec 2013
Fusco Carlo, Russo Angelo, Galla Daniela, Hladnik Uros, Frattini Daniele, Giustina Elvio Della
Abstract excerpt
Niemann-Pick type C is an autosomal recessive lipid storage disease caused by mutations in the NPC1 or NPC2 gene. In childhood-onset Niemann-Pick type C, the usual course is slowly progressive, with normal cerebral magnetic resonance at onset. Here the authors present the case of a patient carryi...
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