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metachromatic leukodystrophy |
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metachromatic leukodystrophy [¦med·ə·krō′mad·ik ‚lü·kə′dis·trə·fē] (medicine) A hereditary degenerative disease transmitted as an autosomal recessive, due to sulfatase A deficiency, with excess accumulation of sulfated lipids responsible for metachromasia in various tissues. Abbreviated MLD. Also known as sulfatide lipidosis. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Metachromatic leukodystrophy and multiple sulfatase deficiency: sulfatide lipidosis. Alzheimer's disease Pick's disease Huntington's disease Progressive supranuclear palsy Parkinson's disease (not all cases) Cerebellar degenerations Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) (not all cases) Parkinson -- ALS-dementia complex of Guam and other island areas Rare genetic and metabolis disease (Hallervorden-Sparz, Kufs', Wilson's, late-onset metachromatic leukodystrophy, adrenoleukdystrophy) |
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