Niemann-Pick disease

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Niemann-Pick disease - a disorder of lipid metabolism that is inherited as an autosomal recessive trait inborn error of metabolism - any of a number of diseases in which an inherited defect (usually a missing or inadequate enzyme) results in an abnormality of metabolism autosomal recessive defect, autosomal recessive disease - a disease caused by the presence of two recessive mutant genes on an autosome lipidosis - a disorder of lipid metabolism; abnormal levels of certain fats accumulate in the body