[Overview of X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy in Morocco: results of the implementation of the program of clinical and biological diagnosis].

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INTRODUCTION: X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy (X-ALD) is a severe neurodegenerative disease, due to mutations in the ABCD1 gene. It manifests as a damage to the central and peripheral nervous system, adrenal insufficiency and testicular damage in children. Diagnosis is based on the determination of long-chain saturated fatty acids. Early diagnosis is essential because it defines treatment accessibility according to...

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• Adrenoleukodystrophy
• ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily D, Member 1
• Brain
• Child
• Child, Preschool