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ABCD1 XR unreviewed

X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy

Peroxisomal VLCFA oxidation

Enzyme or protein defect

ALD protein (peroxisomal transporter)

Accumulates or becomes deficient

Very-long-chain fatty acids

Key features

Adrenal insufficiency with progressive demyelination and behavioural change

Management

Steroid replacement; HSCT if early

Not clinical guidance. Written from standard clinical biochemistry, not from the uploaded documents, and marked unreviewed. Teaching-level reference for study and database seeding only. It must not be used to manage a patient.

Recent literature

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    Expanded Umbilical Cord Blood Transplantation in Cerebral X-Linked Adrenoleukodystrophy: A Case Report.

    Granberg RE, Pfeiffer T, Sansar S, Galindo R, Shenoy S. · 2026-09-28

    open access unreviewed
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    Genetic Etiologies of Dystonia with Anarthria/Aphonia.

    Ménétrey A, Rayco E, Abarghouei ME, Fox SH, Lang AE, Ibrahim GM, Gorodetsky C, Ganos C. · 2026-09-30

    open access unreviewed
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    A Systematic Review of Positron Emission Tomography (PET) in X-Linked Adrenoleukodystrophy: Beyond Structural MRI.

    Furuta Y, Li H, Keller SR, Phillips JA, Tinker RJ, Asano E, Juhász C. · 2026-09-25

    unreviewed
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    Leukodystrophy in Tanzania: A Case Study Highlighting Diagnostic Dilemmas and Clinical Implications

    Nkenguye W, Suleman M, Lodhia J. · 2026-09-23

    open access unreviewed
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    Progress and Prospects of Newborn Screening in China.

    Hao X, Huang X, Yang R, Yang X, Huang X, Zhao Z. · 2026-09-02

    open access unreviewed
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    Effects of combined nutritional interventions on the natural history of X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy in female carriers.

    Ferrari D, Spreghini MR, Ubertini G, Bertini ES, Aiello C, Petrarca M, Petrucci A, Rizzo C, Isidori AM, Cappa… · 2026-09-01

    unreviewed

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