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The role of nonsense-mediated decay in neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis.
Human molecular genetics - 1 Jul 2013
Miller Jake N, Chan Chun-Hung, Pearce David A
Abstract excerpt
Neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis (NCL), commonly referred to as Batten disease, is a group of autosomal recessive neurodegenerative diseases of childhood characterized by seizures, blindness, motor and cognitive decline and premature death. Currently, there are over 400 known mutations in 14 different genes, leading to five overlapping clinical variants of NCL. A large portion of these mutations lead to premature...
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