Megalencephalic leukoencephalopathy with subcortical cysts

Megalencephalic leukoencephalopathy with subcortical cysts
Megalencephalic leukoencephalopathy with subcortical cysts
Classification and external resources
OMIM 604004
DiseasesDB 33813

Megalencephalic leukoencephalopathy with subcortical cysts (MLC, or Van der Knaap disease) is a form of hereditary CNS demyelinating disease. It belongs to a group of disorders called leukodystrophies.

It is associated with MLC1.[1][2]

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References

  1. ^ Ilja Boor PK, de Groot K, Mejaski-Bosnjak V, et al (June 2006). "Megalencephalic leukoencephalopathy with subcortical cysts: an update and extended mutation analysis of MLC1". Hum. Mutat. 27 (6): 505–12. doi:10.1002/humu.20332. PMID 16652334. 
  2. ^ "Megalencephalic leukoencephalopathy with subcortical cysts - Genetics Home Reference". http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition=megalencephalicleukoencephalopathywithsubcorticalcysts. Retrieved 2009-03-11. 
v · d · ePathology of the nervous system, primarily CNS (G04–G47, 323–349)
Inflammation
Encephalitis (Viral encephalitis, Herpesviral encephalitis) · Cavernous sinus thrombosis · Brain abscess (Amoebic)
Both/either
Brain/
encephalopathy
Episodic/
paroxysmal
Intracranial hypertension (Hydrocephalus/NPH, Idiopathic intracranial hypertension) · Cerebral edema · Intracranial hypotension
Other
Brain herniation · Reye's · Hepatic encephalopathy · Toxic encephalopathy
Spinal cord/
myelopathy
Both/either
UMN only: PLS · PP · HSP
both: ALS

M: CNS

anat(n/s/m/p/4/e/b/d/c/a/f/l/g)/phys/devp

noco(m/d/e/h/v/s)/cong/tumr, sysi/epon, injr

proc, drug(N1A/2AB/C/3/4/7A/B/C/D)

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