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High incidence of null variants identified from newborn screening of X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy in Taiwan
28 Jul 2022
Abstract excerpt
Adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD) is an X-linked peroxisomal disorder caused by variants in the ABCD1 gene and can lead to Addison disease, childhood cerebral ALD, or adrenomyeloneuropathy. Presymptomatic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation is the only curative treatment for the disease and requires early detection through newborn screening (NBS) and close follow-up. An NBS program for ALD was performed by a...
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