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Novel ABCD1 Gene Mutation in Adrenomyeloneuropathy with Hypoplasia and Agenesis of the Corpus Callosum.
Neuro-degenerative diseases - 1 Jan 2018
Qiu Yusen, Xin Ling, Wang Yuyao, Yu Yanyan, Zou Keji, Zhou Qian, Chen Yunqing, Chen Shuyun, Zhu Min, Hong Daojun
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Adult adrenomyeloneuropathy (AMN) is caused by mutations in the ABCD1 gene. Some pure AMN patients develop cerebral demyelination late in life. However, hypoplasia and agenesis of the corpus callosum (CC) has never been reported in AMN patients. OBJECTIVE: To describe a new clinical variant of AMN that is possibly caused by a novel ABCD1 gene mutation. METHODS: A total of 10 members in an X-linked...
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