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Mitochondrial dysfunction in fibroblasts derived from patients with Niemann-Pick type C disease.
Archives of biochemistry and biophysics - 1 Mar 2016
Woś Marcin, Szczepanowska Joanna, Pikuła Sławomir, Tylki-Szymańska Anna, Zabłocki Krzysztof, Bandorowicz-Pikuła Joanna
Abstract excerpt
Mutations in the NPC1 or NPC2 genes lead to Niemann-Pick type C (NPC) disease, a rare lysosomal storage disorder characterized by progressive neurodegeneration. These mutations result in cholesterol and glycosphingolipid accumulation in the late endosomal/lysosomal compartment. Complications in the storage of cholesterol in NPC1 mutant cells are associated with other anomalies, such as altered distribution of...
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