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Niemann-Pick type C disease: a novel NPC1 mutation segregating in a Greek island.
Clinical genetics - 1 Jun 2014
Mavridou I, Cozar M, Douzgou S, Xaidara A, Lianou D, Vanier M T, Dimitriou E, Grinberg D, Vilageliu L, Michelakakis H
Abstract excerpt
Niemann-Pick type C (NPC) disease is a rare autosomal recessive lysosomal storage disease, exhibiting an extremely heterogeneous clinical phenotype. It is a cellular lipid trafficking disorder characterized by the accumulation in the lysosomal/late endosomal system of a variety of lipids, especia...
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