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5 Facts you should know about
Niemann-Pick disease type A
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Type A is the most severe form
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It begins in early infancy and occurs most often in Jewish families
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Additional symptoms include weakness, an enlarged liver and spleen, swollen lymph nodes, and profound brain damage by six months of age
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Children with this type rarely live beyond 18 months
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Mutations in the SMPD1 gene cause Niemann–Pick disease type A
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