Mutational Analyses of Taiwanese Kindred With X-linked Adrenoleukodystrophy
β Scribed by Hou-Chang Chiu; Jao-Shwann Liang; Jinn-Shyan Wang; Jyh-Feng Lu
- Book ID
- 116824988
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 350 KB
- Volume
- 35
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0887-8994
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## X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy (X-ALD) is a neurodegenerative disorder caused by an impairment in peroxisomal β€-oxidation of very long straight-chain fatty acids (VLCFAs). Six clinical phenotypes have been delineated: childhood cerebral (CCALD), adolescent cerebral (AdolCALD), adult cerebral (ACAL
Amniocentesis was performed at 17 weeks' gestation on a 39-year-old woman at risk of being a carrier for X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy (X-ALD). Her first son had been affected with childhood cerebral X-ALD and had died at the age of nine years. DNA analysis had not been performed nor was any materia