Cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis revealed in drug-resistant epilepsy diagnostic workup.

Sonographic Findings of Polyneuropathy Associated With Cerebrotendinous Xanthomatosis: A Case Report

Cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis is a rare autosomal recessive disease that involves multiple organs, including the peripheral nervous system. The present study is the first to report the ultrasonographic findings of peripheral nerves in a patient with cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis. The patient presented with bilateral Achilles tendon enlargement and foot hypesthesia. Sonographic examination rev...

Cerebrotendinous Xanthomatosis - A Case Report of Two Siblings -

= Abstract =Cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis(CTX), a rare lipid storage disease with diverse neurologic manifestations has, to our knowledge, never been reported in Korea, The authors recently saw two Korean brothers with typical CTX. In the elder one, the clinical presentation included childhood epilepsy, dementia, cataracts, spastic ataxia, and multiple tendon tumefaction in chronological order...

Clinical and Genetic Characteristics of Splicing Variant in CYP27A1 in an Iranian Family with Cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis

Cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis (CTX) is a rare inborn lipid-storage disease leading to a progressive multisystem disease. CTX with autosomal recessive inheritance is caused by a defect in the CYP27A1 gene. Hallmark clinical manifestations of CTX include bilateral cataracts, chronic diarrhea, tendon xanthomas, and neurologic dysfunction. CTX is a rare disorder, which is supposed to be under-diag...

Cholestanol Metabolism in Patients with Cerebrotendinous Xanthomatosis: Absorption, Turnover, Tissue Deposition and Clues to Pathological Consequences

Cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis: a comprehensive review of pathogenesis, clinical manifestations, diagnosis, and management

Cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis (CTX) OMIM#213700 is a rare autosomal-recessive lipid storage disease caused by mutations in the CYP27A1 gene; this gene codes for the mitochondrial enzyme sterol 27-hydroxylase, which is involved in bile acid synthesis. The CYP27A1 gene is located on chromosome 2q33-qter and contains nine exons. A CYP27A1 mutation leads to decreased synthesis of bile acid, excess...