Niemann-Pick Type C disease: characterizing lipid levels in patients with variant lysosomal cholesterol storage[S]
A central feature of Niemann-Pick Type C (NPC) disease is sequestration of cholesterol and glycosphingolipids in lysosomes. A large phenotypic variability, on both a clinical as well as a molecular level, challenges NPC diagnosis. For example, substantial difficulties in identifying or excluding NPC...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2011-04-01
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Series: | Journal of Lipid Research |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227520409150 |