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Globoid cell leukodystrophy (Krabbe's disease): update.
Journal of child neurology - 1 Sept 2003
Suzuki Kunihiko
Abstract excerpt
The classic globoid cell leukodystrophy (Krabbe's disease) is caused by genetic defects in a lysosomal enzyme, galactosylceramidase. It is one of the two classic genetic leukodystrophies, together with metachromatic leukodystrophy. The mode of inheritance is autosomal recessive. Typically, the disease occurs among infants and takes a rapidly fatal course, but rarer late-onset forms also exist. Clinical...
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