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X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy: clinical, biochemical and pathogenetic aspects.
Biochimica et biophysica acta - 1 Dec 2006
Berger Johannes, Gärtner Jutta
Abstract excerpt
X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy (X-ALD) is a clinically heterogeneous disorder ranging from the severe childhood cerebral form to asymptomatic persons. The overall incidence is 1:16,800 including hemizygotes as well as heterozygotes. The principal molecular defect is due to inborn mutations in the ABCD1 gene encoding the adrenoleukodystrophy protein (ALDP), a transporter in the peroxisome membrane. ALDP is involved...
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