Human disease
Niemann-Pick disease type A
Mondo defines it as: “Niemann-Pick disease type A is a very severe subtype of Niemann-Pick disease, an autosomal recessive lysosomal disease, and is characterized clinically by onset in infancy or early childhood with failure to thrive, hepatosplenomegaly, and rapidly progressive neurodegenerative disorders.”
1 disease group in OMIA reaches this disease, through OMIA's own Mondo link or its OMIM numbers. The page shows the chain. It does not say whether an animal is a model of this disease.
Animal diseases
By natural-model score for this disease, highest first. The score says how complete and how well supported each chain is, by stated rules. How the score works.
| OMIA group | Name | Found by | Species | The chain reached | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1795 | Niemann-Pick disease, type A | Both routes | 4 | Target evidence |
70.0
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Human genes
Each human gene of these disease groups that Open Targets links to this disease.
| Human gene | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| SMPD1 | 0.86 | 1,402 |
Drugs tested for this disease
Each ChEMBL drug that has been tested for this disease, and the human genes above it acts on, if any. Open Targets gives some drugs, such as most enzyme replacement therapies, no target gene.
No drug has been tested for this disease.