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ABCD1 dysfunction alters white matter microvascular perfusion.
Brain : a journal of neurology - 1 Dec 2017
Lauer Arne, Da Xiao, Hansen Mikkel Bo, Boulouis Gregoire, Ou Yangming, Cai Xuezhu, Liberato Celso Pedrotti Afonso, Kalpathy-Cramer Jayashree, Caruso Paul, Hayden Douglas L, Rost Natalia, Mouridsen Kim, Eichler Florian S, Rosen Bruce, Musolino Patricia L
Abstract excerpt
Cerebral X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy is a devastating neurodegenerative disorder caused by mutations in the ABCD1 gene, which lead to a rapidly progressive cerebral inflammatory demyelination in up to 60% of affected males. Selective brain endothelial dysfunction and increased permeability of the blood-brain barrier suggest that white matter microvascular dysfunction contributes to the conversion to cerebral...
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