Genetic basis and phenotypic correlations of the neuronal ceroid lipofusinoses. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Basis Dis. 2013;1832:1827-1830. [PMID: 23542453 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbadis.2013.03.017]

The neuronal ceroid lipofuscinoses (NCLs) are a group of inherited neurodegenerative disorders that mainly affect children and are grouped together by similar clinical features and the accumulation of autofluorescent storage material. More than a dozen genes containing nearly 400 mutations underlying human NCLs have been identified. Most of the mutations in these genes are associated with a typical disease phenotype, but some result in variable disease onset, severity and progression. There are still disease subgroups with unknown molecular genetic backgrounds. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: The Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinoses or Batten Disease.