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CYP4F2 affects phenotypic outcome in adrenoleukodystrophy by modulating the clearance of very long-chain fatty acids.
Biochimica et biophysica acta - 1 Oct 2016
van Engen Catherine E, Ofman Rob, Dijkstra Inge M E, van Goethem Tessa Jacobs, Verheij Eveline, Varin Jennifer, Vidaud Michel, Wanders Ronald J A, Aubourg Patrick, Kemp Stephan, Barbier Mathieu
Abstract excerpt
X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD) is a severe neurodegenerative disorder caused by the accumulation of very long-chain fatty acids (VLCFA) due to mutations in the ABCD1 gene. The phenotypic spectrum ranges from a fatal cerebral demyelinating disease in childhood (cerebral ALD) to a progressive myelopathy without cerebral involvement in adulthood (adrenomyeloneuropathy). Because ABCD1 mutations have no...
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