Conditions / Genetic

Niemann-Pick disease type C2

info · Genetic · ICD-10: E75.2

A Niemann-Pick disease that has_material_basis_in an autosomal recessive mutation of the NPC2 gene on chromosome 14q24.3.

Signs and symptoms

  • Low cholesterol esterification rate
  • Pulmonary fibrosis
  • Respiratory insufficiency
  • Hepatomegaly
  • Splenomegaly
  • Jaundice
  • Foam cells
  • Dystonia
  • Seizure
  • Fetal ascites

Also known as: NPC2