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Hallervorden-Spatz disease

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Etymology

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Originally named after Julius Hallervorden and Hugo Spatz but renamed to pantothenate kinase-associated neurodegeneration after Hallervorden and Spatz's Nazi party ties were discovered and the eponymous distinction was revoked.

Noun

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Hallervorden-Spatz disease (uncountable)

  1. Pantothenate kinase-associated neurodegeneration