A lysosomal storage disease characterised by impaired unesterified cholesterol and sphingomyelin transport and metabolism, resulting in the accumulation of un-esterified cholesterol and glycosphingolipids within late endosomes and lysosomes that occurs in cattle due to a mutation in the NPC1 gene. Affected animals present with hepatosplenomegaly, neurological degeneration and premature death.
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