Adrenoleukodystrophy (also known as X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy, ALD, X-ALD, adrenomyeloneuropathy, AMN, Siemerling–Creutzfeldt disease or bronze Schilder disease) is a disorder of peroxisomal fatty acid beta oxidation which results in the accumulation of very-long chain fatty acids in tissues throughout the body. The most severely affected ti...
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<radiology> X-linked recessive, demyelination of cerebral white matter, adrenal insufficiency (unresponsive to ACTH), CT: white-matter disease: occipital regions to frontal, progression to generalised atrophy, NM: increased uptake in involved regions, ** dysmyelinating disease, white-matter disease ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
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(ә-dre″no-loo″ko-dis´trә-fe) an inherited childhood disease caused by a recessive gene located on the X chromosome, closely related to Schilder disease, marked by diffuse abnormality of the cerebral white matter and adrenal atrophy with abnormal adrenal functioning; characteristics include mental...
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(ALD) Type: Term Pronunciation: ă-drē′nō-lū-kō-dis′trŏ-fē Definitions: 1. An X-linked recessive disorder affecting male children, resulting from a defect in long-chain fatty acid metabolism and characterized by chronic adrenocortical insufficiency, skin hyperpigmentation, progressive dementia, s...
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Adrenoleukodystrophy: A rare genetic (inherited) disorder characterized by the breakdown or loss of the myelin sheath surrounding nerve cells in the brain and progressive dysfunction of the adrenal gland. Adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD) is one of a group of genetic disorders called the leukodystrophies that cause damage to the myelin sheath of the nerve...
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