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Niemann-Pick disease

DEFINITIONS OF: Niemann-Pick disease

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n a disorder of lipid metabolism that is inherited as an autosomal recessive trait

Type of:
inborn error of metabolism
any of a number of diseases in which an inherited defect (usually a missing or inadequate enzyme) results in an abnormality of metabolism
autosomal recessive defect, autosomal recessive disease
a disease caused by the presence of two recessive mutant genes on an autosome
lipidosis
a disorder of lipid metabolism; abnormal levels of certain fats accumulate in the body
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