Clinical
Syndromes: Batten disease
A look at Batten disease, a collection of rare and fatal inherited disorders of the nervous system
A look at Batten disease, a collection of rare and fatal inherited disorders of the nervous system
The term Batten disease includes a collection of rare and fatal inherited disorders of the nervous system (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke 2019) . These disorders are termed neuronal ceroid lipofuscinoses (NCLs) and include nine forms.
Nine genes and age of onset
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The nine forms of neuronal ceroid lipofuscinoses, classified by the gene that causes the disorder, are listed here with the age of onset:
- CLN1 infantile but also late infantile, juvenile and adult
- CLN2 late infantile but also juvenile
- CLN3 juvenile