| Literature DB >> 9584266 |
J S Sequeira1, A Vellodi, M T Vanier, P T Clayton.
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An 18-month-old infant presented with hypotonia, motor delay, hepatosplenomegaly, rickets and steatorrhoea. Biochemical investigations revealed typical features of Niemann-Pick disease type C. In addition, there was evidence of defective peroxisomal beta-oxidation of branched-chain substrates (3 alpha, 7 alpha, 12 alpha-trihydroxycholestanoic acid and pristanic acid). The steatorrhoea and fat-soluble vitamin malabsorption responded well to bile acid therapy. Possible causes for the double defect are considered.Entities:
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Year: 1998 PMID: 9584266 DOI: 10.1023/a:1005395709826
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Inherit Metab Dis ISSN: 0141-8955 Impact factor: 4.982