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Representative comparison between normal brain section and NPC disease’ brain section. As highlighted in the right panel, alterations in cholesterol homeostasis are associated with disruption of brain function and the onset of neurodegeneration. In fact, increased perinuclear cholesterol, reduced myelination, and neurofibrillary tangles (NFT) accumulation are among the hallmarks of NPC patients’ neurons.
