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CLN5, a novel gene encoding a putative transmembrane protein mutated in Finnish variant late infantile neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis.
Nature genetics - 1 Jul 1998
Savukoski M, Klockars T, Holmberg V, Santavuori P, Lander E S, Peltonen L
Abstract excerpt
The neuronal ceroid lipofuscinoses (NCLs) represent a group of common recessive inherited neurodegenerative disorders of childhood, with an incidence of 1:12,500 live births. They are characterized by accumulation of autofluorescent lipopigments in various tissues. Several forms of NCLs have been identified, based on age at onset, progression of disease, neurophysiological and histopathological findings and...
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