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Miglustat therapy in the French cohort of paediatric patients with Niemann-Pick disease type C
Background Niemann-Pick disease type C (NP-C) is a rare neurovisceral lysosomal lipid storage disease characterized by progressive neurological deterioration. Published data on the use of miglustat in paediatric patients in clinical practice settings are
Héron Bénédicte +13 more
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Acid Sphingomyelinase Regulates the Localization and Trafficking of Palmitoylated Proteins [PDF]
In human, loss of Acid Sphingomeylinase (ASM/SMPD1) causes Niemann-Pick Disease, type A. ASM hydrolyzes sphingomyelins to produce ceramides but protein targets of ASM remain largely unclear. ...
Kim, Yongsoon +7 more
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Type C Niemann-Pick disease [PDF]
G A, Kennedy +5 more
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Altered vitamin E status in Niemann-Pick type C disease
Vitamin E (α-tocopherol) is the major lipid-soluble antioxidant in many species. Niemann-Pick type C (NPC) disease is a lysosomal storage disorder caused by mutations in the NPC1 or NPC2 gene, which regulates lipid transport through the endocytic pathway.
L. Ulatowski +10 more
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Miglustat in Niemann-Pick disease type C patients: a review
Objective Niemann-Pick disease type C (NP-C) is a rare, autosomal recessive, neurodegenerative disease associated with a wide variety of progressive neurological manifestations.
Mercè Pineda +2 more
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[Niemann-Pick disease (type C)].
A 15-year old girl with slowly progressive gait and speech disorders, and with impairment of mental ability, is decsribed. The disease appeared 18 months before the first hospitalization at the Department of Neurology and Physchiatry for Children and Young People.
D D, Milovanovitsh +2 more
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Assessment of plasma chitotriosidase activity, CCL18/PARC concentration and NP-C suspicion index in the diagnosis of Niemann-Pick disease type C: a prospective observational study [PDF]
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Carmen Dominguez +9 more
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Niemann-Pick disease type C: a case series of Brazilian patients
The aim of the study was to analyze a series of Brazilian patients with Niemann-Pick disease type C (NP-C). Method Correlations between clinical findings, laboratory data, molecular findings and treatment response are presented.
Paulo José Lorenzoni +12 more
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Immune dysfunction in Niemann‐Pick disease type C
AbstractLysosomal storage diseases are inherited monogenic disorders in which lysosome function is compromised. Although individually very rare, they occur at a collective frequency of approximately one in five thousand live births and usually have catastrophic consequences for health. The lysosomal storage diseases Niemann‐Pick disease type C (NPC) is
Platt, Nick +7 more
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Niemann-Pick disease, type C (NP-C), often associated with Niemann-Pick disease, type C1 (NPC1) mutations, is a cholesterol-storage disorder characterized by cellular lipid accumulation, neurodegeneration, and reduced steroid production.
Tyler Schwend +3 more
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