Early diagnosis and follow-up of cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis in infant siblings presenting with congenital diarrhea: A case study from Saudi Arabia. [PDF]
Cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis (CTX) is a rare autosomal recessive neurometabolic genetic disease resulting from defects in the bile acid metabolism. This report describes cases diagnosed with CTX at an exceptionally early age – 4 months (Patient #2 and #
Alsaleem BM +4 more
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Polyneuropathy in Cerebrotendinous Xanthomatosis: Diagnostic Challenges and Potential for Therapeutic Intervention. [PDF]
Cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis (CTX) is a rare metabolic disorder caused by mutations in the CYP27A1 gene, leading to cholestanol accumulation in various tissues, including peripheral nerves. Polyneuropathy is an underrecognized feature with considerable
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A preventable ataxia: Cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis
Cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis is an autosomal recessive inborn error of metabolism that is an often missed but treatable cause of hereditary ataxia. We report a case of cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis (CTX) that was diagnosed only after the development ...
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Cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis with tremor as the main manifestation: A case report. [PDF]
Introduction: Cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis (CTX) is an autosomal recessive lipid metabolism disorder. It is caused by a defect in the sterol-27-hydroxylase gene, leading to the deposition of cholesteryl and bile alcohol in large amounts, causing a ...
Zhao W, Han J, Tao D, Zheng H.
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The 20-Year Diagnostic Odyssey of a Milder Form of Cerebrotendinous Xanthomatosis. [PDF]
Tendinous xanthomas are usually a sign of genetic dyslipidemias and are said to be pathognomonic for familial hypercholesterolemia. However, the differential diagnosis must also include rarer forms of genetic dyslipidemias such as cerebrotendinous ...
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Clinical and Imaging Profile of Patients with Cerebrotendinous Xanthomatosis - a Video Case Series from India. [PDF]
Background: Cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis (CTX) is a rare autosomal recessive disorder caused by bi-allelic pathogenic variants in CYP27A1 gene that results in the deposition of cholestanol in the eyes, tendons, soft tissues and nervous system leading ...
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Frontier and hotspot evolution in cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis: a bibliometric analysis from 1993 to 2023. [PDF]
Background Cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis (CTX) is an autosomal recessive disease associated with lipid metabolic disorders. Because of its clinical diversity and rarity, the diagnosis is often unclear.
Luo F, Ding Y, Zhang S, Diao J, Yuan B.
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Cerebrotendinous Xanthomatosis Disease Prevalence in Patients with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Prospective Observational Study. [PDF]
Background: Cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis (CTX) is an autosomal recessive congenital metabolic disorder, which is characterized by the impairment of the enzymatic activity of sterol 27-hydroxylase.
Karadag M, Turan MI, Celebi C, Caglar T.
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Cerebrotendinous Xanthomatosis patients with late diagnosed in single orthopedic clinic: two novel variants in the CYP27A1 gene. [PDF]
Background Cerebrotendinous Xanthomatosis (CTX) is a rare autosomal recessive lipid storage disorder caused by loss of function variants in the CYP27A1 gene which encodes sterol 27-hydroxylase, on chromosome 2q35.
Köroğlu M +6 more
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A double CYP27A1 gene mutation in spinal cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis in a patient presenting with spastic gait: a case report. [PDF]
Cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis (CTX, OMIM #213700) is a rare inherited metabolic disease caused by the mutation in the CYP27A1 gene. Spinal CTX is a rare clinical subgroup of CTX which lacks typical symptoms seen in classical CTX. Here we report a spinal
Min JH, Kim YS, Son MJ, Joo IS.
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