X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy in heterozygous female patients: women are not just carriers

X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy (X-ALD) is a recessive X-linked disorder associated with marked phenotypic variability. Female carriers are commonly thought to be normal or only mildly affected, but their disease still needs to be better described and systematized. OBJECTIVES: To review and systematiz...

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Main Authors: Charles Marques Lourenço, Gustavo Novelino Simão, Antonio Carlos Santos, Wilson Marques Jr
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 2012-07-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2012000700003&lng=en&tlng=en