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Encyclopedia > Batten disease
Batten disease
Classification & external resources
ICD-10 E75.4
ICD-9 330.1
OMIM 204200
DiseasesDB 31534
MeSH D009472

Batten disease is a rare, fatal, inherited disease of the nervous system (neurodegenerative disorder) that begins in childhood. Also known as Spielmeyer-Vogt-Sjogren-Batten disease, it is the most common form of a group of disorders called neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis (or NCLs). Although Batten disease is usually regarded as the juvenile form of NCL, some physicians use the term Batten disease to describe all forms of NCL. The International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (most commonly known by the abbreviation ICD) provides codes to classify diseases and a wide variety of signs, symptoms, abnormal findings, complaints, social circumstances and external causes of injury or disease. ... The International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems 10th Revision (ICD-10) is a coding of diseases and signs, symptoms, abnormal findings, complaints, social circumstances and external causes of injury or diseases, as classified by the World Health Organization (WHO). ... // E00-E35 - Endocrine diseases (E00-E07) Disorders of thyroid gland (E00) Congenital iodine-deficiency syndrome (E01) Iodine-deficiency-related thyroid disorders and allied conditions (E02) Subclinical iodine-deficiency hypothyroidism (E03) Other hypothyroidism (E030) Congenital hypothyroidism with diffuse goitre (E031) Congenital hypothyroidism without goitre (E032) Hypothyroidism due to medicaments and other... The International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (most commonly known by the abbreviation ICD) provides codes to classify diseases and a wide variety of signs, symptoms, abnormal findings, complaints, social circumstances and external causes of injury or disease. ... The following is a list of codes for International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems. ... The Mendelian Inheritance in Man project is a database that catalogues all the known diseases with a genetic component, and - when possible - links them to the relevant genes in the human genome. ... The Disease Bold textDatabase is a free website that provides information about the relationships between medical conditions, symptoms, and medications. ... Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) is a huge controlled vocabulary (or metadata system) for the purpose of indexing journal articles and books in the life sciences. ... A genetic disorder is a condition caused by abnormalities in genes or chromosomes. ... The Human Nervous System. ... Neurodegenerative disease is a condition which affects the brain function. ... Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinoses (NCL, also known as Batten disease) is a broad term used to refer to a family of at least eight genetically separate neurodegenerative disorders that result from excessive accumlation of lipopigments, such as lipofuscin, in the bodys tissues. ...

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Symptoms

Early symptoms of this disorder usually appear at age 4–10, with gradual onset of vision problems, including eye discoloration in a milky fog gloss over the eyes, or seizures. Early signs may be subtle personality and behavior changes, slow learning or regression, repetitive speech or echolalia, clumsiness, or stumbling. There may be slowing head growth in the infantile form, poor circulation in lower extremities (legs and feet), decreased body fat and muscle mass, curvature of the spine, hyperventilation and/or breath-holding spells, teeth grinding, and constipation. In psychology, visual perception is the ability to interpret visible light information reaching the eyes which is then made available for planning and action. ... This article is about the medical condition. ... Echolalia is the repetition or echoing of verbal utterances made by another person. ... In medicine, hyperventilation (or hyperpnea) is the state of breathing faster or deeper (hyper) than necessary, and thereby reducing the carbon dioxide concentration of the blood below normal. ...


Over time, affected children suffer mental impairment, worsening seizures, and progressive loss of sight, speech and motor skills. Eventually, children with Batten disease become blind, bedridden, and demented. Batten disease is often fatal by ages 8 to 15.


History

Batten disease is named after the British pediatrician Frederick Batten who first described it in 1903.[1][2] Also known as Spielmeyer-Vogt-Sjogren-Batten disease, it is the most common form of a group of disorders called neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis (or NCLs). Although Batten disease is usually regarded as the juvenile form of NCL, some physicians use the term Batten disease to describe all forms of NCL. Frederick Eustace Batten (September 29, 1865 – 1918) was an English neurologist and pediatrician who has been referred to as the father of pediatric neurology. ... 1900 (MCMIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Friday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ... Heinrich Vogt (1875-04-23, Regensburg – 1936, Bad Pyrmont) was a German neurologist. ... Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinoses (NCL, also known as Batten disease) is a broad term used to refer to a family of at least eight genetically separate neurodegenerative disorders that result from excessive accumlation of lipopigments, such as lipofuscin, in the bodys tissues. ...


Inheritance and diagnosis

The disease is inherited in an autosomal recessive manner. The mutation causes the buildup of lipofuscins in the body's tissues. These substances consist of fats and proteins and form certain distinctive deposits that cause the symptoms and can be seen under an electron microscope. The diagnosis of Batten disease is based on the presence of these deposits in skin samples as well as other criteria. Six genes have now been identified that cause different types of Batten disease in children or adults; more have yet to be identified. Two of these genes encode enzymes. The function of most of these genes is still unknown. The identification of these genes opens up the possibility of gene replacement therapy or other gene-related treatments.AND IT SUCKS DICK AND IT MAKES ME HORNY It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Dominance relationship. ... Lipofuscin is the name given to brown pigment granules composed of lipid-containing residues of lysosomal digestion. ... For other uses, see FAT. Fats consist of a wide group of compounds that are generally soluble in organic solvents and largely insoluble in water. ... A representation of the 3D structure of myoglobin, showing coloured alpha helices. ... An electron microscope is a type of microscope that uses electrons as a way to illuminate and create an image of a specimen. ...


Treatment

In June 2004, a Phase I clinical trial was launched at Weill Medical College of Cornell University to study a gene therapy method for treatment of the signs and symptoms of late infantile neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis (LINCL). The experimental drug works by delivering a gene transfer vector called AAV2CUhCLN2 to the brain.[3] The Joan and Sanford I. Weill Medical College is the medical school and biomedical research unit of Cornell University. ... Gene therapy is the insertion of genes into an individuals cells and tissues to treat a disease, and hereditary diseases in which a defective mutant allele is replaced with a functional one. ...


In October 2005, the FDA approved the transplantation of fetal neuronal cells into the brains of children suffering from Infantile and Late Infantile versions of Batten disease. The cells, which are immature and in an early stage of development, are derived from aborted and miscarried fetuses and will be injected into the patient's brains. To avoid rejection of these foreign cells, the immune system of the patients has to be suppressed. “FDA” redirects here. ... For other uses, see Fetus (disambiguation). ... An abortion is the removal or expulsion of an embryo or fetus from the uterus, resulting in or caused by its death. ... Miscarriage or spontaneous abortion is the natural or spontaneous end of a pregnancy at a stage where the embryo or the fetus is incapable of surviving, generally defined in humans at a gestation of prior to 20 weeks. ... A scanning electron microscope image of a single neutrophil (yellow), engulfing anthrax bacteria (orange). ...


In November 2006, surgeons at Doernbecher Children's Hospital at Oregon Health & Science University began a clinical study in which purified neural stem cells were injected into the brain of a six year old child suffering from Batten disease, who had lost the ability to walk and talk. The patient is expected the first of six to receive the injection of a stem cell product from StemCells Inc., a Palo Alto biotech company. It is believed to be the first-ever transplant of fetal stem cells into a human brain.[4] By early December, the child had recovered well enough to return home and it was reported that there were some signs of speech returning. [5] Doernbecher Childrens Hospital is a childrens hospital located in Portland, Oregon, and associated with Oregon Health & Science University. ... Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) is a public university in Oregon with a main campus, including three hospitals, in Portland and a smaller campus in Hillsboro. ... Mouse embryonic stem cells. ... Downtown Palo Alto Palo Alto is a city in Santa Clara County, in the San Francisco Bay Area of California, USA. Palo Alto is located at the northern end of the Silicon Valley, and is home to Stanford University (which is technically located in an adjacent area — Stanford, California... Biotechnology is technology based on agriculture, food science, and medicine. ...


See also

CLN3 is a protein on chromosome 16. ... The lysosomal storage diseases are a group of which over forty disorders are currently known that result from defects in lysosomal function. ...

References

  1. ^ synd/7 at Who Named It
  2. ^ F. E. Batten. Cerebral degeneration with symmetrical changes in the maculae in two members of a family. Transactions of the Ophthalmological Societies of the United Kingdom, 1902, 23: 386-390.
  3. ^ Clinical Trial: Safety Study of a Gene Transfer Vector for Children With Late Infantile Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis. Retrieved on 2007-06-08.
  4. ^ "A stem cell first at OHSU" The Portland Tribune, Nov 24, 2006
  5. ^ "[1]Child who received stem cells from aborted fetus on way home"

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Batten Disease (1802 words)
Batten disease is a fatal, inherited disorder of the nervous system that begins in childhood.
Batten disease is often fatal by the late teens or twenties.
Batten disease and other forms of NCL are relatively rare, occurring in an estimated 2 to 4 of every 100,000 live births in the United States.
NCL resource (589 words)
Batten disease is a group of related disorders which affects cells in the brain.
Batten disease is also called 'neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis' because there is a build-up of material in most cells that resembles substances called ceroid and lipofuscin, but it is the neuronal cells of the brain that are affected most and eventually die.
Batten disease is an inherited or genetic disease.
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