Adrenoleukodystrophy Newborn Screening in the Netherlands (SCAN Study): The X-Factor

Adrenoleukodystrophy Newborn Screening in the Netherlands (SCAN Study): The X-Factor

X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD) is a devastating metabolic disorder affecting the adrenal glands, brain and spinal cord. Males with ALD are at high risk for developing adrenal insufficiency or progressive cerebral white matter lesions (cerebral ALD) at an early age. If untreated, cerebral ALD is...

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Main Authors: Rinse W. Barendsen, Inge M. E. Dijkstra, Wouter F. Visser, Mariëlle Alders, Jet Bliek, Anita Boelen, Marelle J. Bouva, Saskia N. van der Crabben, Ellen Elsinghorst, Ankie G. M. van Gorp, Annemieke C. Heijboer, Mandy Jansen, Yorrick R. J. Jaspers, Henk van Lenthe, Ingrid Metgod, Christiaan F. Mooij, Elise H. C. van der Sluijs, A. S. Paul van Trotsenburg, Rendelien K. Verschoof-Puite, Frédéric M. Vaz, Hans R. Waterham, Frits A. Wijburg, Marc Engelen, Eugènie Dekkers, Stephan Kemp
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology
Subjects:
adrenoleukodystrophy
peroxisomes
newborn screening
neonatal
gender
heel prick
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fcell.2020.00499/full

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