it is x linked an dpass down by the mother
The United Leukodystrophy Foundation (see related links) mentions an x-linked adrenoleukodystrophy, as well as other adrenoleukodystrophies that have multiple possible genetic causes.
X-linked ALD is caused by defects in the ABCD1 gene, also known as the ALDP (ALD protein) gene
Adrenoleukodystrophy is a degenerative genetic disease in which myelin is lost from nerve cells in the brain.
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The specific location of the mutation that causes X-ALD is on the ABCD1 gene on the X-chromosome. Please note that there isn't a specific mutation in the ABCD1 gene that causes X-ALD or can be related in any way to the different clinical presentations of the disease.
ALD (Adrenoleukodystrophy) It's a rare genetic disease that mostly affects males, but the gene for the disease is gained from the mother. Females are simply the carriers of the disease and are usually not affected by it.
It was discovered by Haperfield and Spieler. ;)
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That is the correct spelling of "adrenoleukodystrophy" (also called Siemerling-Creutzfeldt Disease and adrenomyeloneuropathy) a disorder affecting myelin sheaths in the nervous system.
It is an X-linked recessive disorder.
10 billion percent!!