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Niemann-Pick disease

Turkish Journal of Hematology, 2011
doi:10.5152/tjh.2011.15 The peripheral blood smear is an easy, inexpensive, and very useful diagnostic method. Although some think that it has lost its importance following the development of new automated complete blood counts, the peripheral blood smear should remain a primary diagnostic tool for clinicians, especially pediatricians. Peripheral blood
Celkan, Tiraje, Karaman, Serap
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LC-MS/MS multiplex analysis of lysosphingolipids in plasma and amniotic fluid: A novel tool for the screening of sphingolipidoses and Niemann-Pick type C disease. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2017
The biological diagnosis of sphingolipidoses currently relies on the measurement of specific enzymatic activities and/or genetic studies. Lysosphingolipids have recently emerged as potential biomarkers of sphingolipidoses and Niemann-Pick type C in ...
Magali Pettazzoni, Roseline Froissart, Cécile Pagan, Marie T Vanier, Séverine Ruet, Philippe Latour, Nathalie Guffon, Alain Fouilhoux, Dominique P Germain, Thierry Levade, Christine Vianey-Saban, Monique Piraud, David Cheillan   +12 more
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Brain hypometabolism in rare genetic neurodegenerative disease: Niemann-Pick disease type C, spinocerebellar ataxia and Huntington disease assessed by FDG PET [PDF]

Asia Oceania Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Biology, 2021
Brain metabolic imaging using 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) Positron Emission Tomography (PET) with contemporaneous low-dose CT may be used to assess neurodegenerative diseases.
Yung Hsiang Kao, Melissa Cheng, Dennis Velakoulis, Mark Walterfang, Dinesh Sivaratnam   +4 more
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A progressive neurological condition with acquired sea-blue histiocytosis further the diagnosis of Niemann-Pick type C1 in a 10-year-old boy

Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology, 2020
Sea-blue histiocytes in bone marrow can be associated with a number of conditions and have indeed often been reported in Niemann-Pick diseases, mostly in Niemann-Pick type B, but also Niemann-Pick type C.
Li Wang, Jingmin Sun, Xiaoyan Xu, Longxiang Tao, De Wu, Ying Zhang   +5 more
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Lamellar Bodies in Podocytes Associated With Compound Heterozygous Mutations for Niemann Pick Type C1 Mimicking Fabry Disease, a Case Report

Canadian Journal of Kidney Health and Disease, 2022
Rationale: Niemann-Pick type C (NPC) is an autosomal recessive lysosomal storage disease (LSD) caused by mutations in NPC1 or NPC2 genes. Mutations result in abnormal cholesterol trafficking, which is manifested by abnormal cholesterol and ...
Pairach Pintavorn, Stephanie Munie, Sweta Munagapati   +2 more
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Principles for interactions with biopharmaceutical companies: the development of guidelines for patient advocacy organizations in the field of rare diseases

Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases, 2018
Background Rare diseases are a global public health concern, affecting an estimated 350 million individuals. Only 5% of approximately 7000 known rare diseases have a treatment, and only about half have a patient advocacy organization.
Susan Stein, Elizabeth Bogard, Nicole Boice, Vivian Fernandez, Tessa Field, Alan Gilstrap, Susan R. Kahn, Jane Larkindale, Toni Mathieson   +8 more
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A Niemann‐pick C1 disease child with BCG-itis: a case report and analysis

BMC Pediatrics, 2021
Background Niemann-Pick C disease is a rare autosomal recessive lysosomal lipid storage disorder. Some primary immunodeficiency diseases patients developed regional disease or disseminated disease after vaccinating BCG.
Jing-jing Lin, Xu-hui Liu, Lu Xia, Yan-ling Feng, Xiu-hong Xi, Shui-hua Lu   +5 more
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Defective Autophagy, Mitochondrial Clearance and Lipophagy in Niemann-Pick Type B Lymphocytes. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2016
Niemann-Pick disease type A (NP-A) and type B (NP-B) are lysosomal storage diseases (LSDs) caused by sphingomyelin accumulation in lysosomes relying on reduced or absent acid sphingomyelinase.
Barbara Canonico, Erica Cesarini, Sara Salucci, Francesca Luchetti, Elisabetta Falcieri, Gianna Di Sario, Fulvio Palma, Stefano Papa   +7 more
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The Effects of Combined Therapy With Metformin and Hydroxypropyl-β-Cyclodextrin in a Mouse Model of Niemann-Pick Disease Type C1

Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2022
Niemann–Pick disease type C1 (NPC1) is a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by lysosomal storage of free cholesterol. 2-Hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin (HPβCD) is a cyclic oligosaccharide derivative that is being developed to treat NPC1.
Jiang Du, Jiang Du, Xinlei Liu, Xinlei Liu, Yan Zhang, Yan Zhang, Xiaojing Han, Xiaojing Han, Chunya Ma, Chunya Ma, Yanli Liu, Yanli Liu, Lihong Guan, Lihong Guan, Liang Qiao, Liang Qiao, Juntang Lin, Juntang Lin   +17 more
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Lysosomal and Mitochondrial Liaisons in Niemann-Pick Disease

Frontiers in Physiology, 2017
Lysosomal storage disorders (LSD) are characterized by the accumulation of diverse lipid species in lysosomes. Niemann-Pick type A/B (NPA/B) and type C diseases Niemann-Pick type C (NPC) are progressive LSD caused by loss of function of distinct ...
Sandra Torres, Sandra Torres, Elisa Balboa, Silvana Zanlungo, Carlos Enrich, Carmen Garcia-Ruiz, Carmen Garcia-Ruiz, Carmen Garcia-Ruiz, Jose C. Fernandez-Checa, Jose C. Fernandez-Checa, Jose C. Fernandez-Checa   +10 more
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