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Clinical and therapeutic aspects of adrenoleukodystrophy and adrenomyeloneuropathy.
Journal of neuropathology and experimental neurology - 1 Sept 1995
Moser H W
Abstract excerpt
Adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD) and its adult variant adrenomyeloneuropathy (AMN) are X-linked diseases in which a deficiency of lignoceroyl-CoA ligase, a peroxisomal enzyme needed for the degradation of very long chain fatty acids (VLCFA), has been reported. The responsible gene recently has been cloned; it codes for a peroxisomal membrane protein, ALDP, which is a member of the ABC (ATP binding cassette) transporter...
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