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Splicing defects in ABCD1 gene leading to both exon skipping and partial intron retention in X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy Tunisian patient.
Neuroscience research - 1 Aug 2015
Kallabi Fakhri, Hadj Salem Ikhlass, Ben Chehida Amel, Ben Salah Ghada, Ben Turkia Hadhami, Tebib Neji, Keskes Leila, Kamoun Hassen
Abstract excerpt
X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy (X-ALD) affects the nervous system white matter and adrenal cortex secondary to mutations in the ABCD1 gene that encodes a peroxisomal membrane protein: the adrenoleukodystrophy protein. The disease is characterized by high concentrations of very long-chain fatty acids in plasma, adrenal, testicular and nervous tissues. Various types of mutations have been identified in the ABCD1...
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