Abstract:X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD) caused by the ABCD1 mutation, is the most common inherited peroxisomal disease. It is characterized by three phenotypes: inflammatory cerebral demyelination, progressive myelopathy, and adrenal insufficiency, but there is no genotype-phenotype correlation. Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation can only be used in a few patients in the early phase of cerebral inflammation; therefore, most affected patients have no curative option. Previously, we reported the generation of a… Show more
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