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De novo ABCD1 gene mutation in an Indian patient with adrenoleukodystrophy.
Pediatric neurology - 1 Oct 2008
Kumar Neeraj, Shukla Pallavi, Taneja Krishna K, Kalra Veena, Bansal Surendra K
Abstract excerpt
A large number of ABCD1 gene mutations have been reported all over the world, but not previously in India. We report on the first known patient with childhood cerebral adrenoleukodystrophy and a de novo 3' splice-site mutation in this gene. Magnetic resonance imaging of the brain revealed large, confluent, hyperintense areas in the bilateral cerebral white matter, predominantly parieto-occipital, with extensions...
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