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Adrenoleukodystrophy is a degenerative genetic disease in which myelin is lost from nerve cells in the brain.
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Are there any famous people with adrenoleukodystrophy?
Osama Bin-Laden and J.F.K.
What other diseases is associated with demyelinating disease besides MS?
Besides MS, there are several other demyelinating diseases, such as the leukodystrophies (Adrenoleukodystrophy, Canavan Disease, Krabbe Disease, Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease, Cockayne Syndrome, and Alexander's Disease)
Why is a disease like ALD much more common in boys than in girls?
The most common type of ALD (adrenoleukodystrophy) is X-linked ALD. Than means that the gene for ALD is on the X chromosome. Because boys have only one X chromosome, if it has the ALD gene on it they will have the disease. Girls have two X chromosomes, so, in order to get ALD both of their X chromosomes would have to have an ALD gene. That would mean that both her father and her mother would have to have an ALD gene. Because males with ALD die before they can have children this would not happen. So girls don't get this type of ALD. There are other, more rare types of ALD that affect both boys and girls. So, all in all, fewer girls have ALD
When was adrenoleukodystrophy discovered?
1992
What percentage of people who have adrenoleukodystrophy?
3
What is the type of mutation that causes Adrenoleukodystrophy?
deletion
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!!
What gene carries Adrenoleukodystrophy?
The United Leukodystrophy Foundation (see related links) mentions an x-linked adrenoleukodystrophy, as well as other adrenoleukodystrophies that have multiple possible genetic causes.
What gene is Adrenoleukodystrophy on?
it is x linked an dpass down by the mother
Population statistics for adrenoleukodystrophy?
It affects 1 in 20,000 men
Are there any famous with adrenoleukodystrophy?
Osama Bin-Laden and J.F.K.
