Article
Screening for X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy among adult men with Addison's disease.
Clinical endocrinology - 1 Sept 2013
Horn Morten A, Erichsen Martina M, Wolff Anette S B, Månsson Jan-Eric, Husebye Eystein S, Tallaksen Chantal M E, Skjeldal Ola H
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy is an important cause of Addison's disease in boys, but less is known about its contribution to Addison's disease in adult men. After surveying all known cases of X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy in Norway in a separate study, we aimed to look for any missed cases among the population of adult men with nonautoimmune Addison's disease. STUDY DESIGN: Among 153 adult men...
Topics
- Addison Disease
- Adolescent
- Adrenoleukodystrophy
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Autoantibodies
- Chromosomes, Human, X
- Fatty Acids
- Humans
- Male
