Molecular Basis of Different Forms of Metachromatic Leukodystrophy
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- 3 January 1991
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 324 (1) , 18-22
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm199101033240104
Abstract
Metachromatic leukodystrophy is an autosomal recessive inherited lysosomal storage disorder caused by a deficiency of arylsulfatase A. Three forms of the disease can be distinguished according to severity and the age at onset: late infantile (1 to 2 years), juvenile (3 to 16), and adult (>16).Keywords
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