Adult onset neurodegenerative disorder

Gene: NPC2

Green List (high evidence)

Niemann-Pick type C (NPC) disease is an autosomal recessive lipid storage disorder characterized by progressive neurodegeneration. Niemann-Pick disease type C has a highly variable clinical phenotype. Patients with the 'classic' childhood onset type C usually appear normal for 1 or 2 years with symptoms appearing between 2 and 4 years. Adult-onset forms, with insidious onset and slower progression, have also been reported

Created: 2 Sep 2019, 4:06 p.m. | Last Modified: 2 Sep 2019, 4:06 p.m.

Panel Version: 1.99

Mode of inheritance
BIALLELIC, autosomal or pseudoautosomal

Phenotypes
Dystonia; Niemann-Pick disease type C2 (#607625)

Green List (high evidence)

Adult onset forms.

Created: 23 Jul 2019, 3:35 p.m. | Last Modified: 23 Jul 2019, 3:35 p.m.

Panel Version: 1.72

Mode of inheritance
BIALLELIC, autosomal or pseudoautosomal

Phenotypes
Dystonia; Niemann-Pick disease type C2 (#607625)

Variants in this GENE are reported as part of current diagnostic practice

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Review and rating from Tracy Lester (Oxford Medical Genetics Laboratories Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust) on behalf of Wessex and West Midlands GLH for GMS Neurology specialist test group. All the green and amber, except for the genes with triplet repeats, were reviewed.

Created: 2 Sep 2019, 4:46 p.m. | Last Modified: 2 Sep 2019, 4:46 p.m.

Panel Version: 1.101

Review and rating submitted by Nick Beauchamp (Sheffield Diagnostic genetics Service), on behalf of Yorkshire and North East GLH for GMS Neurology specialist test group.

Created: 23 Jul 2019, 3:51 p.m. | Last Modified: 23 Jul 2019, 3:51 p.m.

Panel Version: 1.74

Review and rating submitted byJames Polke (North Bristol NHS Trust), unless specified in the review comment, on behalf of London North GLH for GMS Neurology specialist test group.

Created: 23 Apr 2019, 5:35 p.m.

Green List (high evidence)