Niemann-Pick disease type C: a case series of Brazilian patients

The aim of the study was to analyze a series of Brazilian patients with Niemann-Pick disease type C (NP-C). Method Correlations between clinical findings, laboratory data, molecular findings and treatment response are presented. Result The sample consisted of 5 patients aged 8 to 26 years. Vertical supranuclear gaze palsy, cerebellar ataxia, dementia, dystonia and dysarthria were present in all cases. Filipin staining showed the “classical” pattern in two patients and a “variant” pattern in three patients. Molecular analysis found mutations in the NPC1 gene in all alleles. Miglustat treatment was administered to 4 patients. Conclusion Although filipin staining should be used to confirm the diagnosis, bone marrow sea-blue histiocytes often help to diagnosis of NP-C. The p.P1007A mutation seems to be correlated with the “variant” pattern in filipin staining. Miglustat treatment response seems to be correlated with the age at disease onset and disability scale score at diagnosis.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Lorenzoni,Paulo José, Cardoso,Elaine, Crippa,Ana C. S., Lourenço,Charles Marques, Souza,Fernanda Timm Seabra, Giugliani,Roberto, Saraiva-Pereira,Maria Luiza, Raskin,Salmo, Bruck,Isac, Kay,Cláudia S. K., Scola,Rosana H., C.Werneck,Lineu, Teive,Hélio A. G.
Format:	Digital revista
Language:	English
Published:	Academia Brasileira de Neurologia - ABNEURO 2014
Online Access:	http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2014000300214
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