DISEASE: Early-onset neurodegeneration with choreoathetoid movements and microcytic anemia
Entry
H02809 Disease
Name
Early-onset neurodegeneration with choreoathetoid movements and microcytic anemia
Description
Early-onset neurodegeneration with choreoathetoid movements and microcytic anemia (NDCAMA) is a novel progressive neurodegenerative syndrome. It has been reported that mutations in IREB2 cause this syndrome. IREB2 encodes the iron regulatory protein that plays an essential role in the regulation of iron metabolism.
Category
Nervous system disease
Brite
Human diseases in ICD-11 classification [BR:br08403]
08 Diseases of the nervous system
Movement disorders
8A01 Choreiform disorders
H02809 Early-onset neurodegeneration with choreoathetoid movements and microcytic anemia