Type : Phenotype or locus, molecular basis unknown;
Description : For a phenotypic description and a discussion of genetic heterogeneity of neuronal
ceroid lipofuscinosis (CLN), see CLN1 (256730).;
Inheritance : Autosomal recessive;
Laboratory abnormalities : Fibroblasts are small and rounded with prominent nucleoli; Fibroblasts attach poorly; Fibroblasts show increased sensitivity to apoptosis; Fibroblasts demonstrate rapid growth with increased DNA synthesis; 'Curvilinear profiles' ultrastructurally in cells; 'Fingerprint profiles' ultrastructurally in cells; Fibroblasts have increased activity of serine palmitoyltransferase (SPT, 605712); Fibroblasts have decreased levels of ceramide, sphingomyelin, lactosylceramide, ceramide
trihexoside, and globoside;