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Niemann-Pick Type C: Childhood Alzheimer's
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Early Death
Niemann-Pick Type C is always fatal. The earlier the onset of the disease, the shorter the life expectancy of the child.
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1 out of 150,000
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Genetic
Niemann-Pick Type C is a genetically inherited disease. When two NPC carriers have children, each child has a 25% chance of developing NPC.
Difficult to Diagnose
Most doctors have never heard of Niemann-Pick Type C due to its extreme rarity; NPC's broad range of often-subtle, unfamiliar symptoms can lead to misdiagnosis or no diagnosis at all. The first symptom of NPC is an enlarged spleen and/or liver; talk to your doctor about NPC if your child has these symptoms.
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But there is hope.
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