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Cerebral inflammation in X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy.
Archivum immunologiae et therapiae experimentalis - 1 Jan 1999
McGuinness M C, Smith K D
Abstract excerpt
X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy (X-ALD) is an inherited neurodegenerative disease that affects approximately 1 in 25 000 males. It is characterized by elevated levels of saturated very long chain fatty acids (VLCFA), i.e., >C22:0, particularly in ganglioside and cholesterol ester fractions of brain white matter and adrenal cortex. Failure of peroxisomal very long chain fatty acyl-CoA synthetase (VLCS) to activate...
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