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X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy with non-diagnostic plasma very long chain fatty acids.
Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry - 1 Jun 1994
Kennedy C R, Allen J T, Fensom A H, Steinberg S J, Wilson R
Abstract excerpt
Measurement of plasma very long chain fatty acids is widely recognised as a sensitive screening test for X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy (X-ALD). This test has particular importance because of the highly variable clinical expression of X-ALD. In this affected family the progressive childhood form of X-ALD was accompanied by "non-diagnostic" concentrations of plasma very long chain fatty acids. The implications for...
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