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Leukodystrophy, Metachromatic

Known as: leukodystrophy metachromatic, Arylsulfatase A Deficiency Disease, Metachromatic Leukoencephalopathies 
An autosomal recessive inherited disorder characterized by abnormalities in the development of the myelin sheaths. It is caused by a deficiency of… 
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Review
2008
Review
2008
Hurler syndrome, metachromatic leukodystrophy, globoid-cell leukodystrophy (Krabbe's disease) and X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy… 
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Four children with metachromatic leukodystrophy (MLD) underwent allogeneic bone marrow transplantation between 1988 and 1993. No… 
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Arylsulfatase A polypeptides were examined in cultured fibroblasts from a patient with juvenile metachromatic leukodystrophy and… 
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
The clinical, pathological, and biochemical findings in a young woman with a new variant of metachromatic leukodystropy (MLD) are… 
Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
Summary: Prenatal diagnosis was requested by a family at risk for metachromatic leukodystrophy (MLD). An examination of the… 
Highly Cited
1977
Highly Cited
1977
Very low levels of arylsulfatase A (ASA) have been found in the leukocytes of healthy members of a metachromatic leukodystrophy… 
Highly Cited
1970
Highly Cited
1970
LATE INFANTILE metachromatic leukodystrophy (MLD) is a genetically determined disorder of sphingolipid metabolism in which… 
Highly Cited
1969
Highly Cited
1969
Abstract— Cerebroside‐sulphatase, arylsulphatase A and B and acid phosphatase activities were determined in renal cortex, liver…