Mutations, clinical findings and survival estimates in South American patients with X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy.

UNLABELLED: In this study, we analyzed the ABCD1 gene in X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy (X-ALD) patients and relatives from 38 unrelated families from South America, as well as phenotypic proportions, survival estimates, and the potential effect of geographical origin in clinical characteristics. MET...

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Main Authors: Fernanda dos Santos Pereira, Ursula Matte, Clarissa Troller Habekost, Raphael Machado de Castilhos, Antonette Souto El Husny, Charles Marques Lourenço, Angela M Vianna-Morgante, Liane Giuliani, Marcial Francis Galera, Rachel Honjo, Chong Ae Kim, Juan Politei, Carmen Regla Vargas, Laura Bannach Jardim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3315551?pdf=render