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Mutational analysis of patients with X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy.
Human mutation - 1 Jan 1995
Kok F, Neumann S, Sarde C O, Zheng S, Wu K H, Wei H M, Bergin J, Watkins P A, Gould S, Sack G
Abstract excerpt
Adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD) is an X-linked neurodegenerative disorder characterized by elevated very long chain fatty acid (VLCFA) levels, reduced activity of peroxisomal VLCFA-CoA ligase, and variable phenotypic expression. A putative gene for ALD was recently identified and surprisingly encodes a protein (ALDP) that belongs to a family of transmembrane transporters regulated or activated by ATP (the ABC...
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