Type B Niemann-Pick disease is an autosomal recessive sphingolipidosis due to mutations in the sphingomyelin phosphodiesterase 1 gene (SMPD1), Here we present molecular findings for two sibling patients. One mutatio...Type B Niemann-Pick disease is an autosomal recessive sphingolipidosis due to mutations in the sphingomyelin phosphodiesterase 1 gene (SMPD1), Here we present molecular findings for two sibling patients. One mutation V36A due to c.107T〉C in exon 1 is a single nucleotide polymorphism and the other N522S due to c.1565 A〉G in exon 6 is a novel missense mutation. This non-fatal missense mutation leads to -20% residual lysosomal acid sphingomyelinase activity in vitro and only results in hepatosplenomegaly without neurologic involvement,展开更多
文摘Type B Niemann-Pick disease is an autosomal recessive sphingolipidosis due to mutations in the sphingomyelin phosphodiesterase 1 gene (SMPD1), Here we present molecular findings for two sibling patients. One mutation V36A due to c.107T〉C in exon 1 is a single nucleotide polymorphism and the other N522S due to c.1565 A〉G in exon 6 is a novel missense mutation. This non-fatal missense mutation leads to -20% residual lysosomal acid sphingomyelinase activity in vitro and only results in hepatosplenomegaly without neurologic involvement,