Ceroid lipofuscinosis, neuronal 1, infantile: A rare inherited biochemical disorder involving the progressive accumulation of certain chemicals (lipopigments) in body tissues due to deficiency of an enzyme (palmitoyl-protein thioesterase) needed to process it. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Ceroid lipofuscinosis, neuronal 1, infantile is available below.
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Ceroid lipofuscinosis, neuronal 1, infantile is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Ceroid lipofuscinosis, neuronal 1, infantile, or a subtype of Ceroid lipofuscinosis, neuronal 1, infantile,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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