Alternative titles and symbols : CHOREA-ACANTHOCYTOSIS; Acanthocytosis with neurologic disorder; Levine-critchley syndrome; Neuroacanthocytosis;
Description : Choreoacanthocytosis (CHAC) is a rare disorder characterized by progressive neurodegeneration
and red cell acanthocytosis, with onset in the third to fifth decade of life (Rubio
et al., 1997). See also McLeod syndrome (300842) for a phenotypically similar disorder.;
Inheritance : Autosomal recessive;
Molecular basis : Caused by mutation in the vacuolar protein sorting 13A gene (VPS13A, 605978.0001);
Laboratory abnormalities : Increased creatine kinase; Normal serum lipoprotein levels;