Metachromatic leukodystrophy

Metachromatic leukodystrophy
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Metachromatic leukodystrophy
Alternate Names : MLD, Arylsulfatase A deficiency, Leukodystrophy - metachromatic
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NINDS Metachromatic Leukodystrophy Information Page
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What is metachromatic leukodystrophy?
Metachromatic leukodystrophy is an inherited disorder characterized by accumulation of fats called sulfatides in cells, especially cells of the nervous system.

Metachromatic leukodystrophy (MLD) is a genetic disorder that affects nerves, muscles, other organs, and behavior. It slowly gets worse over time.
Alternative Names
MLD; Arylsulfatase A deficiency; Leukodystrophy - metachromatic ...

In metachromatic leukodystrophy, a rare hereditary (genetic) disorder, a deficient enzyme that helps break down fatty substances (lipids), causes lipids to build up in your brain, spinal cord and peripheral nerves.

Metachromatic leukodystrophy, the most common form of leukodystrophy, is a rare inherited neurometabolic disorder affecting the white matter of the brain (leukoencephalopathy).

metachromatic leukodystrophy - caused by mutations in the ARSA gene More than 60 mutations that cause metachromatic leukodystrophy have been identified in the ARSA gene. These mutations greatly reduce the activity of arylsulfatase A.

Metachromatic leukodystrophy
Krabbé disease
Adrenoleukodystrophy
Adrenomyelopathy
Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease
Canavan disease
Childhood ataxia with central nervous system hypomyelination (CACH, also called vanishing white matter disease) ...

Metachromatic leukodystrophy (MLD) - this is another common leukodystrophy. It has a range of subtypes, some of which relate to the age when symptoms appear - for example, late infantile MLD, juvenile MLD and adult MLD.

Specific leukodystrophies include metachromatic leukodystrophy, Krabbé disease, adrenoleukodystrophy, Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease, Canavan disease, ...

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Metachromatic leukodystrophy
Methylmalonic acidemia
Muscular dystrophy
Myasthenia gravis
Myotonic dystrophy (a type of muscular dystrophy)
Phelan-McDermid syndrome (Deletion 22q13 syndrome)
Prader-Willi syndrome
Rickets
Sepsis ...

Metachromatic Leukodystrophy ... depression
Methamphetamine withdrawal ... depression
Mild depression ... depressed mood
Mild psychosis ... mild depression
Mild Traumatic Brain Injury ... Depressive symptoms
Milk poisoning ... depression ...

lipid storage: A series of disorders due to inborn errors in lipid metabolism resulting in the abnormal accumulation of lipids in the wrong places (Examples include Gaucher, Fabry and Niemann-Pick diseases and metachromatic leukodystrophy).

It can be caused by diabetes, chronic renal failure, or severe malnutrition.
metachromatic leukodystrophy, a very serious condition that causes difficulty walking and difficulty controlling movements of the arms and legs ...

Late-Onset Immunoglobulin Deficiency
Late-Onset Metachromatic Leukodystrophy
Late-onset multiple carboxylase deficiency
Latex Allergy
Launois-Bensaude
Launois-Cleret Syndrome
Laxatives
Lazy Eye (Amblyopia) ...

See also: Leukodystrophy, Dystrophy, Deficiency, Symptom, Kidney