Clinical Manifest X-Linked Recessive Adrenoleukodystrophy in a Female

Adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD) is a rare X-linked inherited leukodystrophy with a reduced capacity for degradation of very long chain fatty acids (VLCFAs). The intracellular accumulation of VLCFA leads to demyelination in the central nervous system (CNS) and cell destruction in the adrenal glands. ALD p...

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Main Authors: Gyda Hlin Skuladottir Jack, Karolina Malm-Willadsen, Anja Frederiksen, Dorte Glintborg, Marianne Andersen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2013-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Neurological Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/491790
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