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Therapy of X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy.
NeuroRx : the journal of the American Society for Experimental NeuroTherapeutics - 1 Apr 2006
Moser Hugo W
Abstract excerpt
Current therapies for X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy (X-ALD) include replacement therapy with adrenal steroids, which is mandatory for all patients with impaired adrenal function but does not alter neurological progression significantly; dietary therapy with "Lorenzo's Oil," which appears to have a preventive effect in asymptomatic boys whose brain MRI is normal; and hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in...
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