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Descriptor
English
:
Adrenoleukodystrophy
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Adrenoleucodistrofia
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Adrenoleucodistrofia
Synonyms
English
:
Adrenomyeloneuropathy
Schilder-Addison Complex
X-Linked Adrenoleukodystrophy
Tree Number:
C10.228.140.163.100.680.100
C10.314.400.250
C10.597.606.643.455.124
C16.320.322.500.124
C16.320.400.525.124
C16.320.565.189.680.100
C16.320.565.663.112
C18.452.132.100.680.100
C18.452.648.189.680.100
C18.452.648.663.112
C19.053.500.270
Definition
English
:
An X-linked recessive disorder characterized by the accumulation of saturated very long chain
fatty acids
in the
LYSOSOMES
of
ADRENAL CORTEX
and the white matter of
CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
. This
disease
occurs almost exclusively in the males. Clinical features include the childhood onset of
ATAXIA
;
NEUROBEHAVIORAL MANIFESTATIONS
;
HYPERPIGMENTATION
;
ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY
;
SEIZURES
;
MUSCLE SPASTICITY
; and
DEMENTIA
. The slowly progressive
adult
form is called adrenomyeloneuropathy. The defective gene ABCD1 is located at Xq28, and encodes the
adrenoleukodystrophy
protein (ATP-BINDING CASSETTE TRANSPORTERS).
Indexing Annotation
English
:
do not confuse with
ADRENOLEUKODYSTROPHY
, NEONATAL see
PEROXISOMAL DISORDERS
History Note
English
:
1991(1983)
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:
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Record Number:
328
Unique Identifier:
D000326
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