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INCL also known as Infantile Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinoses or Santavuori Disease is a form of NCL and inherited as a recessive autosomal genetic trait. The disorder is progressive degenerative and fatal extremely rare worldwide – with approximately 60 official cases reported by 1982 perhaps 100 sufferers in total today[citation needed] – but relatively common in Finland due to the local founder effect.

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