Niemann-Pick disease type C1 is a sphingosine storage disease that causes deregulation of lysosomal calcium.

Niemann-Pick type C1 (NPC1) disease is a neurodegenerative lysosomal storage disorder caused by mutations in the acidic compartment (which we define as the late endosome and the lysosome) protein, NPC1. The function of NPC1 is unknown, but when it is dysfunctional, sphingosine, glycosphingolipids, s...

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Main Authors: Lloyd-Evans, E, Morgan, A, He, X, Smith, D, Elliot-Smith, E, Sillence, D, Churchill, G, Schuchman, E, Galione, A, Platt, F
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2008