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X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy: diagnostic and follow-up system in Japan.
Journal of human genetics - 1 Feb 2011
Shimozawa Nobuyuki, Honda Ayako, Kajiwara Naomi, Kozawa Sachi, Nagase Tomoko, Takemoto Yasuhiko, Suzuki Yasuyuki
Abstract excerpt
X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD) is an intractable neurodegenerative disease associated with the accumulation of very long-chain saturated fatty acids (VLCFA) in tissues and body fluids. We have established a Japanese referral center for the diagnosis of ALD, using VLCFA measurements and mutation analysis of the ABCD1 gene, and have identified 60 kinds of mutations in 69 Japanese ALD families, which included...
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