Neuroacanthocytosis Syndromes II

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Walker, Ruth H. (Editor), Saiki, Shinji (Editor), Danek, Adrian (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2008.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Human genetics.; Neurosciences.; Neurology.; Biomedicine.; Human Genetics.

Neuroacanthocytosis refers to a group of rare neurodegenerative disorders, the symptoms of which typically resemble Huntington’s disease. One defining feature is the presence of thorny red blood cells (acanthocytes); however, neither the role of the genetic mutations in causing acanthocytosis, nor t...