Adrenoleukodystrophy

Authors

  • J Gordon Millichap Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15844/pedneurbriefs-3-12-1

Keywords:

Adrenoleukodystrophy, Plasma Sphingomyelin, Adrenomyelo-Neuropathy

Abstract

The biochemical and clinical efficacy of dietary erucic acid (C22:1) therapy for X-l inked adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD) was investigated at the Departments of Pediatrics, Human Genetics, Neurology, Medical College of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, and the Department of Neurology, University of California, Davis, Sacramento, CA.

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Published

1989-12-01

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Section

Metabolic Disorders