[HTML][HTML] Genetic basis and phenotypic correlations of the neuronal ceroid lipofusinoses
Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Molecular Basis of Disease, 2013•Elsevier
The neuronal ceroid lipofuscinoses (NCLs) are a group of inherited neurodegenerative
disorders that mainly affect children and are grouped together by similar clinical features
and the accumulation of autofluorescent storage material. More than a dozen genes
containing nearly 400 mutations underlying human NCLs have been identified. Most of the
mutations in these genes are associated with a typical disease phenotype, but some result
in variable disease onset, severity and progression. There are still disease subgroups with …
disorders that mainly affect children and are grouped together by similar clinical features
and the accumulation of autofluorescent storage material. More than a dozen genes
containing nearly 400 mutations underlying human NCLs have been identified. Most of the
mutations in these genes are associated with a typical disease phenotype, but some result
in variable disease onset, severity and progression. There are still disease subgroups with …
Abstract
The neuronal ceroid lipofuscinoses (NCLs) are a group of inherited neurodegenerative disorders that mainly affect children and are grouped together by similar clinical features and the accumulation of autofluorescent storage material. More than a dozen genes containing nearly 400 mutations underlying human NCLs have been identified. Most of the mutations in these genes are associated with a typical disease phenotype, but some result in variable disease onset, severity and progression. There are still disease subgroups with unknown molecular genetic backgrounds. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: The Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinoses or Batten Disease.
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