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Adrenoleukodystrophy

Background

Adrenoleukodystrophy: Schilder's disease; Sudanophilic Leukodystrophy

Adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD) is a life threatening genetic disorder which only occurs in males and affects the adrenal gland and white matter of the nervous system. It is caused by the accumulation of long chain fatty acids in the cells and tissues of an affected child. ALD was first recognised in 1923 and since then several hundred cases have been reported from many countries.

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Medical text written May 1994 by Dr R Schwarz, Consultant Paediatrician, Central Middlesex Hospital, London UK. Last updated April 2004 by Dr A Velodi, Consultant Paediatrician and Honorary Senior Lecturer, Metabolic Unit, Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, UK.

 

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