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A preventable ataxia: Cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis

Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology, 2019
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 ...
Bhagya Shaji, B Srikumar, Dileep Ramachandran   +2 more
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Cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis: a literature review and case study

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
Cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis (CTX) is a rare but treatable inherited neurometabolic disorder that can lead to severe sequelae if left untreated. Chenodeoxycholic acid is a safe and effective treatment for CTX.
Anthony Matta, Ory Magne Fabienne
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Cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis

Indian Dermatology Online Journal, 2016
Mahalakshmi Muniaswamy, Madhu Rengasamy, Ramesh Aravamuthan, Manoharan Krishnasamy   +3 more
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Cerebrotendinous Xanthomatosis: A Clinical Series Illustrating the Radiological Findings

European Medical Journal Neurology, 2023
Cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis is a rare autosomal recessive disorder that occurs due to defective bile acid biosynthesis, causing unusual cholesterol and cholestanol deposition in multiple soft tissues.
Shubham Saini, Neha Bagri
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Achilles swelling and ataxia in an adolescent: A case report of cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis

Radiology Case Reports, 2022
Cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis (CTX) is a rare hereditary disease characterized by a bile acid metabolic problem that causes cholesterol metabolites to accumulate in various organs. There are 2 types of CTX: traditional and spinal.
Hind Sahli, MD, Jihane El. Mandour, MD, Jihad Boularab, MD, Issam En-nafaa, PhD,MD, Jamal El. Fenni, PhD,MD, Aziz Hommadi, PhD,MD   +5 more
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Cerebrotendinous Xanthomatosis: A practice review of pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment

Frontiers in Neurology, 2022
Cerebrotendinous Xanthomatosis represents a rare and underdiagnosed inherited neurometabolic disorder due to homozygous or compound heterozygous variants involving the CYP27A1 gene.
Paulo Ribeiro Nóbrega, Paulo Ribeiro Nóbrega, Anderson Moura Bernardes, Rodrigo Mariano Ribeiro, Sophia Costa Vasconcelos, David Augusto Batista Sá Araújo, Vitor Carneiro de Vasconcelos Gama, Helena Fussiger, Helena Fussiger, Carolina de Figueiredo Santos, Carolina de Figueiredo Santos, Daniel Aguiar Dias, André Luíz Santos Pessoa, André Luíz Santos Pessoa, Wladimir Bocca Vieira de Rezende Pinto, Jonas Alex Morales Saute, Jonas Alex Morales Saute, Jonas Alex Morales Saute, Paulo Victor Sgobbi de Souza, Pedro Braga-Neto, Pedro Braga-Neto   +20 more
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Adult-Onset Treatable Leukodystrophy: Cerebrotendinous Xanthomatosis

Neuropsychiatric Investigation, 2022
Cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis is a leukodystrophy resulting from sterol 27-hydroxylase enzyme deficiency caused by CYP27A1 gene mutations. It is characterized by diarrhea and cataract in children, xanthomas in adolescents, and progressive neurologic ...
Gülçin Benbir Şenel, Hikmet Abbaszade, Şeyma Tekgül, Nazlı Başak, Hülya Apaydın   +4 more
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A Treatable Rare Cause of Progressive Ataxia and Palatal Tremor

Tremor and Other Hyperkinetic Movements, 2018
Background: Cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis is a rare autosomal recessive neurometabolic disorder characterized by chronic diarrhea, tendon xanthomas, juvenile cataracts, and neurological symptoms.
Malco Rossi, Martin Cesarini, Emilia M. Gatto, Angel Cammarota, Marcelo Merello   +4 more
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2 Novel deletions of the sterol 27-hydroxylase gene in a Chinese Family with Cerebrotendinous Xanthomatosis

BMC Neurology, 2011
Background Cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis (CTX) is a rare lipid-storage disease. We investigated the clinic manifestation, histopathology and sterol 27-hydroxylase gene (CYP27A1) in a Chinese family with Cerebrotendinous Xanthomatosis (CTX).
Tian Di, Zhang Zai-qiang
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Cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis: Possibility of founder mutation in CYP27A1 gene (c.526delG) in Eastern Indian and Surinamese population

Molecular Genetics and Metabolism Reports, 2015
Cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis is a lipid storage disease characterized by diarrhea, cataract, tendon xanthoma and neurological regression if untreated. CYP27A1 is the only gene in which mutations are known to cause Cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis.
Atanu Kumar Dutta, Sumita Danda, Karthik Muthusamy, Mathew Alexander, Sniya Valsa Sudhakar, Samuel Hansdak, Rini Bandyopadhyay, G.B. Bakhya Shree, L. Rekha   +8 more
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