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Increased lung surfactant phosphatidylcholine in patients affected by lysosomal storage diseases
Sandhoff disease, Gaucher disease type I and sialidosis type I are lysosomal storage disorders caused, respectively, by deficiency of activity of β-hexosaminidase (storage of GM2 and GA2 ganglioside), glucosylcer...
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Leukoencephalopathy as a rare complication of hepatitis C infection
We report the case of a 64-year-old female patient with hepatitis C infection (HCV), who developed Sjögren’s disease and sensory peripheral neuropathy. Clinical conditions worsened over three years with centra...
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Lung involvement in Niemann-Pick disease type C1: improvement with bronchoalveolar lavage
Progressive lung infiltration is a major cause of death in Niemann–Pick disease type A and B (NPA, NPB) and in the recently defined type C2. In type C1 (NPC1), the main manifestations are neurological. We repo...
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Elevation of lung surfactant phosphatidylcholine in mouse models of Sandhoff and of Niemann–Pick A disease
Summary: Sandhoff disease is caused by the defective activity of the lysosomal enzyme β-hexosaminidase, resulting in accumulation of the glycolipids, GA2 and GM2. Niemann–Pick A/B disease is caused by the defecti...