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Another Case of Niemann‐Pick's Disease Observed in Denmark
Author(s) -
VIDEBÆK AAGE
Publication year - 1952
Publication title -
acta pædiatrica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1651-2227
pISSN - 0803-5253
DOI - 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1952.tb17041.x
Subject(s) - medicine , niemann–pick disease , brother , disease , pediatrics , sociology , anthropology
Summary A caae of Niemann‐Pick's disease is reported in a boy of 5 months. He exhibited increased values of phospholipoids, cholesterol, and neutral fat in the serum. The same condition was previously reported in his elder brother, but does not appear to have occurred among more distant relatives. The parents are first cousins.