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Mucolipidosis type IV in a child.
Journal of AAPOS : the official publication of the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus - 1 Dec 2018
Chaer Laila, Harissi-Dagher Mona, Soucy Jean-Francois, Ellezam Benjamin, Hamel Patrick
Abstract excerpt
Mucolipidosis type IV is a rare autosomal recessive lysosomal storage disorder with psychomotor developmental delay, visual impairment, and achlorhydria. A mutation in the MCOLN1 gene causes an alteration of the protein mucolipin-1 that results in the accumulation of lipids and proteins in cytoplasmic vacuoles derived from lysosomes. Visual impairment results mainly from corneal clouding and retinal degeneration....
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