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Treatments for Niemann-Pick disease

Niemann-Pick disease: Is the Diagnosis Correct?

The first step in getting correct treatment is to get a correct diagnosis. Differential diagnosis list for Niemann-Pick disease may include:

Medical news summaries about treatments for Niemann-Pick disease:

The following medical news items are relevant to treatment of Niemann-Pick disease:

Discussion of treatments for Niemann-Pick disease:

There is currently no effective treatment for patients with type A. Bone marrow transplantation has been attempted in a few patients with type B, and encouraging results have been reported. Since type B resembles type 1 Gaucher’s disease to a considerable degree, one might anticipate that enzyme replacement, and ultimately gene therapy, will eventually be helpful for these patients. Patients with types C and D are frequently placed on a low-cholesterol dietary regimen, but its clinical benefit is not convincing. (Source: excerpt from NINDS Niemann-Pick Disease Information Page: NINDS)

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