Adrenoleukodystrophy- autosomal- neonatal form
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Adrenoleukodystrophy, autosomal, neonatal form: A rare inherited disorder involving the adrenal glands, testes and certain parts of the brain (white matter).
Adrenoleukodystrophy
Alternate Names : Adrenoleukodystrophy, Adrenomyeloneuropathy, Childhood cerebral adrenoleukodystrophy, ALD, Schilder-Addison Complex
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Adrenoleukodystrophy
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Adrenoleukodystrophy describes several closely related inherited disorders that disrupt the breakdown (metabolism) of certain fats (very-long-chain fatty acids).
Adrenoleukodystrophy
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Adrenoleukodystrophy, X-Linked
This is one of a rather large number of enzymatic disorders of fat metabolism that results in the accumulation of material in cells which cause damage, in this case, of nerve cells, those of the adrenal gland, ...
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Adrenoleukodystrophy describes any of several closely related inheritable disorders that involve the breakdown (metabolism) of certain fats (long chain fatty acids). These disorders affect the adrenal glands, nervous system, and testes.
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Adrenoleukodystrophy (uh-dree-noh-loo-koh-dis-truh-fee) is a type of hereditary (genetic) condition that causes damage to the membrane surrounding nerve cells in your brain (myelin sheath).
Adrenoleukodystrophy; Adrenomyeloneuropathy; Addison disease; Childhood cerebral adrenoleukodystrophy; ALD; Schilder-Addison Complex
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Adrenoleukodystrophy is passed down from parents to their children as an X-linked genetic trait. It therefore affects mostly males, although some women who are carriers can have milder forms of the disease.
Adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD) is a rare and fatal genetic disorder that affects the nerves and adrenal glands.
X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD) is a rare inherited genetic disorder. There have been 34 subtypes of ALD described. X-linked ALD is the most common category. ALD results in degeneration of: ...
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Adrenoleukodystrophy
(ALD) an X-linked Demyelinating: Loss of myelin.
Adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD) - this is one of the more common of the leukodystrophies. Typically, it only affects boys. It is due to an X-linked gene.
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Adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD) - Adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD) is rare genetic disorder characterized by symptoms that include progressive adrenal gland dysfunction and a loss of myelin - the fatty substance that insulates and surrounds the nerve cells ...
Adrenoleukodystrophy: A rare genetic disorder characterized by the breakdown or loss of the myelin sheath surrounding nerve cells in the brain and progressive dysfunction of the adrenal gland.
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X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy - caused by mutations in the ABCD1 gene
More than 480 mutations in the ABCD1 gene have been found to cause X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy.
Definition Adrenoleukodystrophy is a rare genetic disease characterized by a loss of myelin surrounding nerve cells in the brain and progressive adrenal gland dysfunction.
Adrenoleukodystrophy: A rare disorder which has characteristic symptoms of Addison disease (adrenocortical insufficiency) and Schilder disease (cerebral sclerosis). Bronze skin, brain sclerosis and demyelination are the main symptoms.
X linked Adrenoleukodystrophy
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Adrenal destruction is also a feature of adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD), and when the adrenal glands are involved in metastasis (seeding of cancer cells from elsewhere in the body), hemorrhage (e.g.
Adrenoleukodystrophy
Adrenomyelopathy
Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease
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Childhood ataxia with central nervous system hypomyelination (CACH, also called vanishing white matter disease)
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Oleic acid may hinder the progression of ALD, or Adrenoleukodystrophy, a fatal disease that affects the brain and adrenal glands.
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Specific leukodystrophies include metachromatic leukodystrophy, Krabbé disease, adrenoleukodystrophy, Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease, Canavan disease, ...
Degenerative disorders--are conditions that might not be obvious at birth, but cause one or more aspects of health to steadily get worse. For example, X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy (X-ALD), which was the focus of the movie Lorenzo's Oil, ...
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replace bone marrow with genetically healthy functioning bone marrow to prevent further damage from a genetic disease process (such as Hurler's syndrome and adrenoleukodystrophy).
immune deficiencies (severe combined immunodeficiency disorder, Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome)
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metabolic/storage diseases (i.e., Hurler's syndrome, adrenoleukodystrophy disorder) ...
chemotherapy or radiation (for diseases such as leukemia, lymphoma, and neuroblastoma)
replace bone marrow with healthy functioning bone marrow to prevent further damage from a genetic disease (such as Hurler's syndrome and adrenoleukodystrophy) ...
For example, X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy (X-ALD), which was the focus of the movie Lorenzo’s Oil, Rett syndrome, muscular dystrophy, and lysosomal disorders are examples of degenerative disorders.
called "rescue" (for diseases such as lymphoma and neuroblastoma).
replace bone marrow with genetically healthy functioning bone marrow to prevent further damage from a genetic disease process (such as Hurler's syndrome and adrenoleukodystrophy).
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 See also: Leukodystrophy, Dystrophy, Symptom, Cancer, Deficiency
  
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