Niemann-Pick Disease: Multimedia

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3. Ambrosio C, Serra S, Alexandre M, Malcata A. [Arthralgia, bone pain, positive antinuclear antibodies and thrombocytopenia...diagnosis: Niemann-Pick disease]. Acta Reumatol Port. Jan-Mar 2009;34(1):102-5. [Medline].

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Further Reading

• Carrier screening guidelines for genetic disorders in individuals of Ashkenazi Jewish descent have been established.
• Related clinical trials include the following:
  • Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation (HCT) for Inborn Errors of Metabolism
  • Unrelated Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation(HSCT) for Genetic Diseases of Blood Cells
• Related eMedicine articles include the following:
  • Niemann-Pick Disease  (Dermatology)
  • Lysosomal Storage Disease
  • Lipid Storage Disorders
  • Lymphadenopathy

Keywords

Niemann-Pick disease, NPD, acid sphingomyelinase deficiency, sphingomyelinase, enzyme deficiencies, neurodegenerative disease, failure to thrive, hepatosplenomegaly, sphingomyelin accumulation, lipid storage disorder, defective cholesterol metabolism, Niemann-Pick cells, NPD type A, NPD type B, treatment, diagnosis

Contributor Information and Disclosures

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Margaret M McGovern, MD, PhD, Professor and Chair of Pediatrics, Stony Brook University, New York
Margaret M McGovern, MD, PhD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Pediatrics and American Society of Human Genetics
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James Bowman, MD, Senior Scholar of Maclean Center for Clinical Medical Ethics, Professor Emeritus, Department of Pathology, University of Chicago
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Paul D Petry, DO, FACOP, FAAP, Consulting Staff, Freeman Pediatric Care, Freeman Health System
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