[Neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis. Type 6 late infantile variant in two compound heterozygous siblings with novel mutations].

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INTRODUCTION: There are 14 forms of lipofuscinosis, among them type 6 in its late childhood form is found, it starts between three and eight years with epilepsy, motor disorders, myoclonus, dysarthria, ataxia and neurological regression associated with vision loss and motor skills, and early death. It occurs from mutations in the CLN6 gene, most patients have homozygote variants associated with consanguinity, and...

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