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Juvenile neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis

Synonyms
BATTEN DISEASE; Vogt Spielmeyer disease
Modes of inheritance
Autosomal recessive inheritance (Orphanet)

Summary

Juvenile neuronal ceroid lipofuscinoses (JNCLs) are a genetically heterogeneous group of neuronal ceroid lipofuscinoses (NCLs; see this term) typically characterized by onset at early school age with vision loss due to retinopathy, seizures and the decline of mental and motor capacities. [from ORDO]

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