NiemannāPick disease type C
Medical condition
NiemannāPick type C (NPC) (colloquially, "Childhood Alzheimer's") is a lysosomal storage disease associated with mutations in NPC1 and NPC2 genes. NiemannāPick type C affects an estimated 1:150,000 people. Approximately 50% of cases present before ten years of age, but manifestations may first be recognized as late as the sixth decade. Despite...