Familial lipodystrophic conditions, such as Gaucher's, Niemann-Pick, and Tay-Sachs disease, are characterized by the intracellular accumulation of abnormally large quantities of sphingolipids. In Gaucher's disease, the offending lipids are cerebrosides, while Niemann-Pick and Tay-Sachs diseases are characterized by the accumulation of sphingomyelin and gangliosides, respectively. In Gaucher's a...

The concurrence of endocardial fibroelastosis and Niemann-Pick disease is described. This appears to be the first described case of endocardial fibroelastosis in association with a lipid storage disorder.

So what does NPC1 really do? This is the key question. NPC1 shares significant structural homology with the resistance–nodulation–division (RND) family of permeases, members of which transport a number of substrates including heavy metals and lipids. Like its prokaryotic counterparts, NPC1 appears to transport fatty acids, but has not yet been shown to transport cholesterol. It has been suggest...

how to cite this article: salehpour sh. diagnostic methods for neimann-pick type c. iran j child neurol. 2015 autumn;9:4(suppl.1): 16-17.   pls see pdf.

tables on cholesterol by using its oxidation products to diagnose and treat the disease in its earliest stages. drug efficacy. Free cholesterol may be at the root of Niemann-Pick C1 disease, but now, there is a way to turn the markers of early clinical disease and can be used not only to monitor disease progression but also to demonstrate or diabetes. Together, these compelling results suggest ...