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Acid ceramidase deficiency associated with spinal muscular atrophy with progressive myoclonic epilepsy.
Neuromuscular disorders : NMD - 1 Dec 2015
Gan Joanna J, Garcia Virginie, Tian Jane, Tagliati Michele, Parisi Joseph E, Chung Jeffrey M, Lewis Richard, Baloh Robert, Levade Thierry, Pierson Tyler Mark
Abstract excerpt
Spinal muscular atrophy with progressive myoclonic epilepsy (SMA-PME) is an extremely rare disorder related to the lysosomal storage disease, Farber lipogranulomatosis. Both disorders are autosomal recessive conditions caused by mutations in the ASAH1 gene encoding acid ceramidase. Farber disease is associated with joint deformities, lipomatous skin nodules, and often is fatal by 2-3 years of age; while SMA-PME...
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