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X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy describes several closely related inherited disorders that disrupt the breakdown( metabolism) of certain fats(very-long-chain fatty acids).Adrenoleukodystrophy; Adrenomyeloneuropathy; Addison disease; Childhood cerebr...
Source:ADAM
Date:November 12, 2007
Adrenoleukodystrophy is a progressive condition that affects the adrenal glands, the glands atop the kidneys responsible for the production of adrenalin, and myelin, which insulates the nerves in the brain and spinal cord.Adrenoleukodystrophy(ALD)...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders Part I
Adrenoleukodystrophy is a progressive condition that affects the adrenal glands, the glands atop the kidneys responsible for the production of adrenalin, and myelin, which insulates the nerves in the brain and spinal cord.Adrenoleukodystrophy(ALD)...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders Part II
Adrenoleukodystrophy(ALD) is a progressive condition that affects both the adrenal glands(located atop the kidneys and responsible for the production of adrenalin) and myelin(the substance that insulates the nerves in the brain, spinal cord, and t...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Neurological Disorders
Adrenoleukodystrophy is a rare genetic disease characterized by a loss of myelin surrounding nerve cells in the brain and progressive adrenal gland dysfunction.Adrenoleukodystrophy(ALD) is a member of a group of diseases, leukodystrophies, that ca...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
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