Batten disease, the most prevalent form of neurodegeneration in children, is caused by mutations in the CLN3 gene, which encodes a lysosomal transmembrane protein. The loss of CLN3 leads to significant accumulation of glycerophosphodiesters (GPDs), the end products of glycerophospholipid catabolism ...
ORGANISM(S): Homo Sapiens (ncbitaxon:9606)