Niemann-Pick disease type IS in sibs with 20 years follow up.
نویسندگان
چکیده
منابع مشابه
بررسی یک مورد بیماری Niemann Pick تیپ A
Niemann Pick type A is a very rare hereditary disease with an incidence 1 in 20000-40000 live birth, which is calassified as a shingolipidoses. The disease is marked by the abnormal accumulation of sphingomyelin in most tissues, secondary to sphingomylinase deficiency. The most clinical manifestations are: Splenohepatomegaly–cherry red maculae-neuropathologic findings . This is a ...
متن کاملNiemann Peak Disease Type A in Necropsy of the Liver of a Four-Month-Old Female with Fe-ver and Pancytopenia
Niemann-pick disease is a severe disorder in sphingolipid metabolism and esterification of cholesterol which results in accumulations of sphingomyelin in different tissues. This disease is characterized with hepatosplenomegaly, fever and foam cell appearance in microscopic examination of bone marrow, liver and spleen. The case presented in this study is a four-month-old female infant with chief...
متن کاملAberrant Promoter Methylation Profile of Niemann-Pick Type C1 Gene in Cardiovascular Disease
Background: The protein of Niemann-pick type C1 (NPC1) gene promotes the egress of cholesterol from late endosomes and lysosomes to other cellular compartments and contributes to a process known as reverse cholesterol transport. This study aimed to examine whether promoter methylation of NPC1 is associated with risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Methods: Fifty CVD patients and 50 healthy sub...
متن کاملPatient with Niemann-Pick disease type C: over 20 years' follow-up
We report a 37-year-old woman with Niemann-Pick disease type C (NPC) 1. At the age of 8 years, she presented slow running followed by both fingers dystonia at the age of 10 years. At the age of 16 years, she developed declined scholastic achievement. On her first visit at the age of 17 years, she showed dystonia, ataxic gait and vertical supranuclear gaze palsy. We suspected it was NPC. She pre...
متن کاملIn Vivo Assessment of Neurodegeneration in Type C Niemann-Pick Disease by IDEAL-IQ
Objective To noninvasively assess the neurodegenerative changes in the brain of patients with Niemann-Pick type C (NPC) disease by measuring the lesion tissue with the iterative decomposition of water and fat with echo asymmetry and least square estimation-iron quantification (IDEAL-IQ). Materials and Methods Routine brain MRI, IDEAL-IQ and 1H-proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy (1H-MRS, s...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
برای دانلود متن کامل این مقاله و بیش از 32 میلیون مقاله دیگر ابتدا ثبت نام کنید
ثبت ناماگر عضو سایت هستید لطفا وارد حساب کاربری خود شوید
ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Indian pediatrics
دوره 31 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1994