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MCID: LKD001
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Leukodystrophy malady |
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Sources: 6Disease Ontology, 30NIH Rare Diseases, 23MedlinePlus, 31NINDS, 44Wikipedia, 22MalaCards See all sources Export this MalaCard |
MedlinePlus: The leukodystrophies are rare diseases that affect the cells of the brain. specifically, the diseases affect the myelin sheath, the material that surrounds and protects nerve cells. damage to this sheath slows down or blocks messages between the brain and the rest of the body. this leads to problems with
movement
speaking
vision
hearing
mental and physical development
most of the leukodystrophies are genetic. they usually appear during infancy or childhood. they can be hard to detect early because children seem healthy at first. however, symptoms gradually get worse over time.
there are no cures for any of the leukodystrophies. medicines, speech therapy and physical therapy might help with symptoms. researchers are testing bone marrow transplantation as a treatment for some of the leukodystrophies.
nih: national institute of neurological disorders and stroke23
MalaCards: Leukodystrophy, also known as leukodystrophies, is related to metachromatic leukodystrophy and krabbe disease. An important gene associated with Leukodystrophy is GALC (galactosylceramidase), and among its related pathways are Recycling of eIF2:GDP and Sphingolipid metabolism. The compounds formylglycine and mucopolysaccharide have been mentioned in the context of this disorder. Affiliated tissues include bone marrow, brain and skin, and related mouse phenotypes are skeleton and hearing/vestibular/ear. Disease Ontology: A cerebral degeneration characterized by dysfunction of the white matter of the brain.6 NIH Rare Diseases: Leukodystrophy refers to the progressive degeneration of the white matter of the brain due to abnormalities of myelin, the fatty covering that insulates nerves. The leukodystrophies are a group of disorders caused by mutations in the genes involved in the production of myelin. Specific leukodystrophies include metachromatic leukodystrophy, Krabbe leukodystrophy, X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy, Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease, Canavan disease, and Alexander disease. The most common symptom of a leukodystrophy is a gradual decline in functioning of an infant or child who previously appeared well. Progressive loss may appear in body tone, movements, gait, speech, ability to eat, vision, hearing, and behavior. 30 NINDS: Leukodystrophy refers to progressive degeneration of the white matter of the brain due to imperfect growth or development of the myelin sheath, the fatty covering that acts as an insulator around nerve fiber. Myelin, which lends its color to the white matter of the brain, is a complex substance made up of at least ten different chemicals. The leukodystrophies are a group of disorders that are caused by genetic defects in how myelin produces or metabolizes these chemicals. Each of the leukodystrophies is the result of a defect in the gene that controls one (and only one) of the chemicals. Specific leukodystrophies include metachromatic leukodystrophy, Krabb31 Wikipedia: Leukodystrophy refers to a group of disorders characterized by dysfunction of the white matter of the...44 more... |
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Sources: 6Disease Ontology, 7diseasecard, 30NIH Rare Diseases, 31NINDS, 8DISEASES, 32Novoseek , 43UMLS, 44Wikipedia, 23MedlinePlus, 40SNOMED-CT, 19ICD9CM, 27NCIt See all sources |
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Sources: 4CenterWatch, 29NIH Clinical Center, 5ClinicalTrials, 43UMLS, 28NDF-RT See all sources |
Approved drugs:Search CenterWatch for leukodystrophy Drug clinical trials:Search ClinicalTrials for leukodystrophy Search NIH Clinical Center for leukodystrophy Search CenterWatch for leukodystrophy |
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Sources: 22MalaCards See all sources |
MalaCards organs/tissues related to leukodystrophy:22Bone marrow, Brain, Skin, T cells, B cells
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Sources: 25MGI See all sources |
MGI Mouse Phenotypes related to leukodystrophy:25 (show all 15)
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Sources: 35PubMed See all sources |
Articles related to leukodystrophy:(show top 50) (show all 198)
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Sources: 38Reactome, 20KEGG, 41Thomson Reuters, 10EMD Millipore, 34PharmGKB See all sources |
Pathways related to leukodystrophy according to GeneDecks:(show all 18)
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Sources: 32Novoseek , 18HMDB, 34PharmGKB, 9DrugBank, 42Tocris Bioscience See all sources |
Compounds related to leukodystrophy according to GeneDecks:(show top 50) (show all 84)
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Sources: 12Gene Ontology See all sources |
Cellular components related to leukodystrophy according to GeneDecks:
Biological processes related to leukodystrophy according to GeneDecks:(show all 24)
Molecular functions related to leukodystrophy according to GeneDecks:(show all 11)
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