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Novel insertion 496_497insG creating a stop codon D194X in a Chinese family with X-Linked adrenoleukodystrophy.
Hormone research - 1 Jan 2005
Mak Chloe M, Lam Karen S L, Ma Oliver C, Tso Annette W K, Tam Sidney
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X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy (XALD, MIM 300100), the commonest inherited peroxisomal disorder, is characterized by central nervous system demyelination, primary adrenal failure and the systemic accumulation of saturated very long chain fatty acids (VLCFAs). The defective gene ABCD1 encodes an ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transport protein named ALDP, which functions as a crucial transporter of VLCFAs into the...
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