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Niemann-Pick disease



Niemann-Pick disease: Introduction

Niemann-Pick disease: In 1914, German pediatrician Albert Niemann described a young child with brain and nervous system impairment. Later, in the 1920's, Luddwick Pick studied ... more about Niemann-Pick disease.

Niemann-Pick disease: A rare inherited biochemical disorder involving the deficiency of an enzyme (acid sphingomyelinase) needed to break down certain lipids which results in an accumulation of these lipids in the body. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Niemann-Pick disease is available below.

Symptoms of Niemann-Pick disease

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Niemann-Pick disease: Complications

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Medical Textbooks Online about Niemann-Pick disease

Medical Books Excerpts
  • "Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care" (2007)
  • "A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis" (1999)
  • "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter" (2000)
  • "Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care" (2007)

Book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

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Causes of Niemann-Pick disease

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Prognosis for Niemann-Pick disease

Prognosis for Niemann-Pick disease: Patients with type A die in infancy. Type B patients may live a comparatively long time, but many require supplemental oxygen because of lung involvement. The life expectancies of patients with types C and D are quite variable. Some patients die in childhood while others who appear to be less drastically affected live into adulthood. (Source: excerpt from NINDS Niemann-Pick Disease Information Page: NINDS)

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Clinical Trials for Niemann-Pick disease

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Niemann-Pick disease: Broader Related Topics

Types of Niemann-Pick disease

Types of Niemann-Pick disease

  • Niemann-Pick type A - infant disease with poor prognosis
  • Niemann-Pick type B - juvenile form
  • Niemann-Pick type C - subtype with brain complications
  • Niemann-Pick type D - same as Type C but with Nova Scotia ancentral cause
  • more types...»

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Genes and Disease by the National Center for Biotechnology (Excerpt)

In 1914, German pediatrician Albert Niemann described a young child with brain and nervous system impairment. Later, in the 1920's, Luddwick Pick studied tissues after the death of such children and provided evidence of a new disorder, distinct from those storage disorders previously described. (Source: Genes and Disease by the National Center for Biotechnology)

NINDS Niemann-Pick Disease Information Page: NINDS (Excerpt)

Niemann-Pick disease (NP) is an inherited metabolic disorder in which harmful quantities of a fatty substance accumulate in the spleen, liver, lungs, bone marrow, and, in some patients, the brain. (Source: excerpt from NINDS Niemann-Pick Disease Information Page: NINDS)

Definitions of Niemann-Pick disease:

A disorder of lipid metabolism that is inherited as an autosomal recessive trait - (Source - WordNet 2.1)

Niemann-Pick disease is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that Niemann-Pick disease, or a subtype of Niemann-Pick disease, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)


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