Advance in Niemann-Pick disease type C / 国际儿科学杂志
International Journal of Pediatrics
;
(6): 414-417, 2022.
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in Chinese
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-954050
ABSTRACT
Niemann-Pick disease type C is a lipid storage disorder associated with impaired intracellular cholesterol trafficking, caused by mutations of either NPC1 or NPC2 genes.According to the age at onset of symptoms, it is divided into 5 categories, including neonatal, early-infantile, late-infantile, juvenile and adult type.There are differences in clinical manifestations and prognoses among each category.The characteristic clinical manifestations are hepatosplenomegaly, lung infiltration, vertical supranuclear gaze palsy and gelastic cataplexy.The definite diagnosis requires demonstration of unesterified cholesterol accumulated in fibroblasts cultured from skin biopsies with filipin staining and(or) of pathogenic mutation of NPC1/NPC2 genes.There is no effective treatment for this disease yet, therefore the overall prognosis is still poor.Miglustat can delay onset of the neurological symptoms, and prolong survival of partial patients.
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International Journal of Pediatrics
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2022
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