Classification
| Neuroacanthocytosis disease group | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disease | Mutation | Inheritance | ||||||||
| Chorea acanthocytosis | VPS13A (CHAC gene) | autosomal recessive | ||||||||
| McLeod syndrome | XK gene on X-chromosome | X-linked recessive | ||||||||
| Huntington’s disease–like 2 | JPH3 | autosomal dominant | ||||||||
| Pantothenate kinase-associated neurodegeneration | PANK2 | autosomal recessive | ||||||||
Four syndromes are classified as neuroacanthocytosis. These syndromes are caused by different genetic mutations, but the signs and symptoms are usually similar, leading to the unified classification as forms of neuroacanthocytosis.
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