Niemann Pick disease is an uncommon, inherited disease that affects the ability of the body to metabolize fat inside the cells. This causes the cells to start malfunctioning until they die. Furthermore, it affects the brain, nerves, liver, spleen, and bone marrow resulting in the malfunction of nerves, brain, and other organs.
Moreover, Niemann-Pick is caused by mutations in particular genes connected to how the body metabolizes fats, including cholesterol and lipids. These gene mutations are passed from parents to children. It is an incurable, life-threatening disease that occurs at any age, but is more common with children.