Definition: 'Lafora Body'
Lafora body
Type: TermPronunciation: lah-fō′rah
Definitions:
1. an autosomal recessive disorder characterized by intraneural intracytoplasmic inclusion body composed of acid mucopolysaccharides, seen in familial myoclonic epilepsy.
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