Disease progression in women with X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy is slow
Abstract Background Over 80% of women with X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD) develop spinal cord disease in adulthood for which treatment is supportive only. For future clinical trials quantitative data on disease progression rates are essential. Moreover, diagnosis can be challenging in ALD women...
Main Authors: | Irene C. Huffnagel, Marcel G. W. Dijkgraaf, Georges E. Janssens, Michel van Weeghel, Björn M. van Geel, Bwee Tien Poll-The, Stephan Kemp, Marc Engelen |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-02-01
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Series: | Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13023-019-1008-6 |
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