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Beta-propeller protein-associated neurodegeneration

ORPHA:329284· ICD-10 G23.0

Definition

Beta-propeller protein-associated neurodegeneration (BPAN), also known as static encephalopathy of childhood with neurodegeneration in adulthood, is a rare form of neurodegeneration with brain iron accumulation (NBIA) characterized by early-onset developmental delay and further neurological deterioration in early adulthood.

Prevalence
<1 / 1 000 000
Inheritance
X-linked dominant
Age of onset
Childhood