Megalencephalic leukoencephalopathy with subcortical cysts

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Megalencephalic leukoencephalopathy with subcortical cysts
Other namesVacuolating megalencephalic leukoencephalopathy with subcortical cysts

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.

Genetics[]

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

History[]

A series of cases with megalencephalic leukodystrophy were described by the Indian neurologist Bhim Sen Singhal (1933-)in 1991.[3][4][5] However, it is sometimes referred to as Van der Knaap disease after the Dutch neurologist Marjo van der Knaap who described another series of cases with clinical and radiological features in 1995.[6][7][8]

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. S2CID 3174994.
  2. ^ "Megalencephalic leukoencephalopathy with subcortical cysts - Genetics Home Reference". Retrieved 2009-03-11.
  3. ^ Singhal, BS; Gursahani, RD; Udani, VP; Biniwale, AA (May 1996). "Megalencephalic leukodystrophy in an Asian Indian ethnic group". Pediatric Neurology. 14 (4): 291–6. doi:10.1016/0887-8994(96)00048-3. PMID 8805171.
  4. ^ Batla, A; Pandey, S; Nehru, R (January 2011). "Megalencephalic leukoencephalopathy with subcortical cysts: A report of four cases". Journal of Pediatric Neurosciences. 6 (1): 74–7. doi:10.4103/1817-1745.84416 (inactive 31 October 2021). PMC 3173924. PMID 21977097.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of October 2021 (link)
  5. ^ Singhal BS, Gursahani RD, Biniwale AA, Udani VP. Tokyo, Japan: In Proceedings of the 8th Asian and Oceanian Congress of Neurology; 1991. Megalencephalic leukodystrophy in India; p. 72.
  6. ^ van der Knaap, Marjo S.; Wevers, Ron A.; Kure, Shigeo; Gabreëls, Fons J. M.; Verhoeven, Nanda M.; van Raaij-Selten, Bertie; Jaeken, Jaak (2 July 2016). "Increased Cerebrospinal Fluid Glycine: A Biochemical Marker for a Leukoencephalopathy With Vanishing White Matter". Journal of Child Neurology. 14 (11): 728–731. doi:10.1177/088307389901401108. PMID 10593550. S2CID 25535446.
  7. ^ van der Knaap, MS; Barth, PG; Stroink, H; van Nieuwenhuizen, O; Arts, WF; Hoogenraad, F; Valk, J (March 1995). "Leukoencephalopathy with swelling and a discrepantly mild clinical course in eight children". Annals of Neurology. 37 (3): 324–34. doi:10.1002/ana.410370308. PMID 7695231. S2CID 29580717.
  8. ^ van der Knaap, Marjo S; Boor, Ilja; Estévez, Raúl (November 2012). "Megalencephalic leukoencephalopathy with subcortical cysts: chronic white matter oedema due to a defect in brain ion and water homoeostasis". The Lancet Neurology. 11 (11): 973–985. doi:10.1016/S1474-4422(12)70192-8. PMID 23079554. S2CID 31690619.

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