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X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy phenotype is independent of ABCD2 genotype.
Biochemical and biophysical research communications - 5 Dec 2008
Maier Esther M, Mayerhofer Peter U, Asheuer Muriel, Köhler Wolfgang, Rothe Martina, Muntau Ania C, Roscher Adelbert A, Holzinger Andreas, Aubourg Patrick, Berger Johannes
Abstract excerpt
Strikingly variable clinical phenotypes can be found in X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy (X-ALD) even with the same ABCD1 mutation. ABCD2 is the closest homolog to ABCD1. Since ABCD2 overexpression complements the loss of ABCD1 in vivo and in vitro, we have investigated the possible role of the ABCD...
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