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Preferred Label : Niemann-pick disease, type b;

Type : Phenotype, molecular basis known;

Alternative titles and symbols : Asmd, visceral type; Acid sphingomyelinase deficiency, visceral type;

Included titles and symbols : Niemann-pick disease, type f; Niemann-pick disease, type e; Niemann-pick disease, intermediate, with visceral involvement and rapid progression;

Description : Niemann-Pick disease types A and B are caused by an inherited deficiency of acid sphingomyelinase activity. The clinical phenotype ranges from a severe infantile form with neurologic degeneration resulting in death usually by 3 years of age (type A) to a later-onset nonneurologic form (type B) that is compatible with survival into adulthood. Since intermediate cases also have been reported, the disease is best regarded a single entity with a clinical spectrum (summary by Schuchman, 2007). Schuchman (2007) provided a detailed review of Niemann-Pick disease type B, including clinical management.;

Inheritance : Autosomal recessive;

Molecular basis : Caused by mutations in the acid lysosomal sphingomyelin phosphodiesterase-1 gene (SMPD1, 607608.0002);

Laboratory abnormalities : Decreased acid sphingomyelinase activity; Multiple visceral organs (lung, liver, spleen, kidney) contain foamy resident cells and histiocytes; Electron microscopy of foam cells shows lamellar inclusions; Increased LDL cholesterol; Increased triglycerides; Decreased HDL cholesterol;

Prefixed ID : #607616;

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