OMIM 604004 | DiseasesDB 33813 | |
GeneReviews Megalencephalic Leukoencephalopathy with Subcortical Cysts |
Megalencephalic leukoencephalopathy with subcortical cysts (MLC, or Van der Knaap disease) is a form of hereditary CNS demyelinating disease. It belongs to a group of disorders called leukodystrophies.
It is associated with MLC1. Van der Knaap disease is named after Dutch neurologist Marjo van der Knaap.
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