Article
[Adrenoleukodystrophy mimicking multiple sclerosis].
Der Nervenarzt - 1 Oct 2001
Krenn M, Bonelli R M, Niederwieser G, Reisecker F, Költringer P
Abstract excerpt
The article describes the development of symptoms in a 40-year-old female patient who is a symptomatic carrier of X-linked adrenoleucodystrophy (ALD). ALD is characterized by impaired peroxisomal beta-oxidation of very long chain fatty acids and is associated with mutations of the ALD gene, resulting in a defective peroxisomal membrane-transport protein. Our patient's symptoms are identical to those found in...
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