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Niemann-Pick disease type C1 is a sphingosine storage disease that causes deregulation of lysosomal calcium

Niemann-Pick disease type C1 is a sphingosine storage disease that causes deregulation of... Niemann-Pick type C1 is a lysosomal storage disease caused by mutations in the NPC1 gene. The authors show that NPC1 regulates calcium levels in the lysosome, and calcium dysregulation could be the proximal event in inducing the accumulation of lipids that characterizes the disease. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Nature Medicine Springer Journals

Niemann-Pick disease type C1 is a sphingosine storage disease that causes deregulation of lysosomal calcium

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Publisher
Springer Journals
Copyright
Copyright © 2008 by Nature Publishing Group
Subject
Biomedicine; Biomedicine, general; Cancer Research; Metabolic Diseases; Infectious Diseases; Molecular Medicine; Neurosciences
ISSN
1078-8956
eISSN
1546-170X
DOI
10.1038/nm.1876
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Abstract

Niemann-Pick type C1 is a lysosomal storage disease caused by mutations in the NPC1 gene. The authors show that NPC1 regulates calcium levels in the lysosome, and calcium dysregulation could be the proximal event in inducing the accumulation of lipids that characterizes the disease.

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Nature MedicineSpringer Journals

Published: Oct 26, 2008

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