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Table 1 NBIA subtypes described to date and mode of inheritance

From: Type 1 neurodegeneration with brain iron accumulation: a case report

Autosomal recessive

 Pantothenate kinase-associated neurodegeneration (PKAN)

 Phospholipase A2-associated neurodegeneration (PLAN)

 Mitochondrial membrane protein-associated neurodegeneration (MPAN)

 Fatty acid hydroxylase-associated neurodegeneration (FAHN)

 Coenzyme A synthase protein-associated neurodegeneration (CoPAN)

 Kufor Rakeb syndrome

 Woodhouse–Sakati syndrome

 Aceruloplasminemia

Autosomal dominant

 Neuroferritinopathy

X-linked dominant

 Beta-propeller protein-associated neurodegeneration (SPAN)

  1. From: Nassif D, Pereira JS, Spitz M, Capitao C, Faria A. Neurodegeneration with brain iron accumulation: a case report. Dement Neuropsychol. 2016; 10(2):160–164. https://doi.org/10.1590/S1980-5764-2016DN1002014