Niemann-Pick disease

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[nee-muhn-pik di-zeez] / ˈni mənˈpɪk dɪˈziz /

noun

Pathology.

1. a rare, hereditary lipid-storage disease, occurring primarily among Ashkenazic Jews, in which abnormal lipid metabolism results in enlargement of the liver, spleen, and lymph nodes, and in progressive mental and physical deterioration.

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Etymology

Origin of Niemann-Pick disease

Described independently by German physicians Albert Niemann (1880–1921) in 1914 and Ludwig Pick (1868–1944) in 1926

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Niemann-Pick disease

But then both of them experienced troubling symptoms, precipitating multiple medical tests, and then finally, a devastating dual diagnosis: a rare, debilitating and fatal neurodegenerative disease known as Niemann-Pick disease type C.

From Salon ● Feb. 19, 2023

Toni Mathieson, 52, first heard of Niemann-Pick disease when her daughter Lucy was about five weeks old.

From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2021

The Roehls both carry the gene for Niemann-Pick disease, a metabolic disorder that has already taken the life of their first child.

From Time Magazine Archive