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Pulmonary manifestations in Niemann-Pick type C disease with mutations in NPC2 gene: case report and review of literature.

Jayesh ShethJijo John JosephKrati ShahMamta MuranjanMehul MistriFrenny Sheth
Published in: BMC medical genetics (2017)
Our study demonstrates that NPC2 can present in early years of life with pulmonary complications like alveolar proteinosis and hepatosplenomegaly or hepatomegaly due to mutation in NPC2 gene. An early suspicion will help clinicians to clinch its diagnosis, management and genetic counselling.
Keyphrases
  • genome wide
  • copy number
  • pulmonary hypertension
  • genome wide identification
  • dna methylation
  • smoking cessation
  • gene expression
  • genome wide analysis
  • hiv testing