Adrenoleukodystrophy and beta-galactosidase deficiency: Patient and carrier
β Scribed by I. Goto; T. Yoshimura; T. Kobayashi; Y. Kuroiwa
- Book ID
- 104718258
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1986
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 308 KB
- Volume
- 233
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0340-5354
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β¦ Synopsis
A patient with adrenoleukodystrophy and his mother, a carrier, showed an elevated ratio of very long-chain fatty acids to long-chain fatty acids and decreased beta-galactosidase activity. Other lysosomal enzyme activities were normal except for the borderline level of arylsulfatase-A activity. However, the father and other patients with variant forms of adrenoleukodystrophy showed normal beta-galactosidase and other lysosomal enzyme activities.
π SIMILAR VOLUMES
Six juvenile and adult patients with progressive neurological diseases and beta-galactosidase deficiency were reported. Any diseases known to date were denied. These cases together with ten case reports in the literature were reviewed and were classified into three groups from clinical and biochemic