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Adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD) affects the myelin of the central nervous system. Symptoms can vary a great deal making diagnosis difficult but include weakness of muscle tone, aphasia, strabismus, hearing loss and worsening muscle weakness and leg stiffness.
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What is the type of mutation that causes Adrenoleukodystrophy?
deletion
What are the symptoms of childhood adrenoleukodystrophy?
The most common symptoms are behavioral problems and poor memory. Other symptoms frequently seen are loss of vision, seizures, poorly articulated speech, difficulty swallowing, deafness, problems with gait and.
What is adrenoleukodystrophy?
Adrenoleukodystrophy is a degenerative genetic disease in which myelin is lost from nerve cells in the brain.
When was adrenoleukodystrophy discovered?
1992
What percentage of people who have adrenoleukodystrophy?
3
What are the symptoms of adult-onset adrenoleukodystrophy?
Symptoms may include progressive stiffness, weakness, or paralysis of the lower limbs and loss of coordination. Brain function deterioration may also been seen. Women who are carriers of the disease occasionally experience the same.
What is the prognosis for a person with adrenoleukodystrophy?
Prognosis for childhood and neonatal ALD patients is poor because of the progressive myelin degeneration. Death usually occurs between one and ten years after onset of symptoms.
Who discovered adrenoleukodystrophy?
It was discovered by Haperfield and Spieler. ;)
How do you spell adrenoleukodystrophy?
That is the correct spelling of "adrenoleukodystrophy" (also called Siemerling-Creutzfeldt Disease and adrenomyeloneuropathy) a disorder affecting myelin sheaths in the nervous system.
How is adrenoleukodystrophy inherited?
It is an X-linked recessive disorder.
What is the average age you can live if diagnosed with Adrenoleukodystrophy?
10
What percentage of the population have Adrenoleukodystrophy?
10 billion percent!!
