Phenotypic and genetic heterogeneity in Niemann-Pick disease type C: current knowledge and practical implications.

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Phenotypic and genetic heterogeneity in Niemann-Pick disease type C: current knowledge and practical implications.

Wiener klinische Wochenschrift - 14 Feb 1997

Vanier M T

Abstract excerpt

The eponym "Niemann-Pick disease" includes two metabolically distinct entities. Niemann-Pick type C (NPC) is characterized by unique abnormalities of intracellular transport of exogenous cholesterol with sequestration of unesterified cholesterol in lysosomes, while Niemann-Pick types A and B are...

Topics

Cells, Cultured
Cholesterol
Chromosome Mapping
Chromosomes, Human, Pair 18
Diagnosis, Differential
Genetic Carrier Screening
Genotype
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Niemann-Pick Diseases
Phenotype

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