Diagnostic tests for Niemann-Pick disease type C (NP-C): A critical review
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NP-C: heterogenous neurovisceral lipid storage disorder; mutations in NPC1 or NPC2

Neonatal cholestasis, splenomegaly, ataxia, vertical gaze palsy, neurodegeneration

‘Filipin test’ evaluates abnormalities of lysosomal cholesterol trafficking/egress.

Several newly developed plasma biomarkers allow inexpensive first screening tests.

Wide accessibility of biomarker analysis and gene sequencing will improve diagnosis.

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