ALD carriers

February 18, 2020February 25, 2020

Researchers Develop Simpler, Faster Method to Screen Newborns for X-ALD

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Researchers have developed a simpler, faster, reliable method of screening newborns for X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy (X-ALD), which was validated in a North Carolina pilot study. The work suggests that this method could be ... Read more

November 5, 2019December 3, 2019

Aging Raises Risk of Women Developing ALD Symptoms or More Severe Disease, Study Suggests

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Age is the major risk factor for adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD) symptoms and their severity in women carrying one mutated copy of the ABCD1 gene — the gene associated with ALD, an Italian study suggests. These ... Read more