OBJECTIVE Adrenoleukodystrophy disorder is one of the x-linked genetic disorders caused by the myelin sheath breakdown in the brain. In this study, we present 4 yr experience on this disorder. MATERIALS & METHODS The patients diagnosed as adrenoleukodystrophy in the Neurology Department of Mofid Children's Hospital in Tehran, Iran from 2010 to 2014 were enrolled into the study. The disorder w...

The adult cerebral inflammatory form of X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy is a rapidly progressive neurodegenerative disease, as devastating as childhood cerebral adrenoleukodystrophy. Allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplantation has been demonstrated to provide long-term neurological benefits for boys with the childhood cerebral form, but results in adults are sparse and inconclusive. We an...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the use of multiple displacement amplification (MDA) for whole genome amplification in the preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) of X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy. DESIGN MDA was used to amplify the whole genome directly from a single blastomere. MDA products were used for polymerase chain reaction (PCR) analysis of two polymorphic markers flanking the ABCD1 gene and a ...

BACKGROUND X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy (X-ALD; OMIM: 300100) is the most common peroxisomal disease caused by mutations in the ATP-binding cassette, sub-family D member 1 gene or ABCD1 (geneID: 215), the coding gene for the adrenoleukodystrophy protein (ALDP), which is an ATP-binding transport protein associated to an active transport of very long chain fatty acids (VLCFAs). Dysfunction of AL...

Adult-onset adrenoleukodystrophy is a rare x-linked inborn error of metabolism occurring predominantly in males with onset in early 30s. Here, we report a 34-year-old male with first signs of disease in early 20s manifesting as a pure psychiatric disorder. Prior to onset of neurological symptoms, this patient demonstrated a schizophrenia and bipolar-like presentation. The disease progressed ove...

Magnetic resonance imaging sequences such as diffusion and spectroscopy have been well studied in X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy, but no data exist on magnetic resonance perfusion imaging. Since inflammation is known to modulate the microcirculation, we investigated the hypothesis that changes in the local perfusion might be one of the earliest signs of lesion development. Twenty patients with d...

PURPOSE To report the serial brain MR observations in patients with childhood-onset cerebral adrenoleukodystrophy 1 to 2 years after bone marrow transplantation. METHODS Eight boys with childhood-onset cerebral adrenoleukodystrophy have undergone successful transplantation at our institution. Seven patients (mean age, 8 years 10 months; range, 5 years 3 months to 11 years 9 months) had serial...

how to cite this article: taghdiri mm. adreno leukodystrophy. iran j child neurol. autumn 2014;8;4(suppl.1):13. pls see pdf.