Definitions
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- noun medicine Any of a group of
disorders characterized by progressivedegeneration of thewhite matter of thebrain , caused by imperfect growth or development of themyelin sheath that acts as aninsulator aroundnerve fibres .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Gaucher disease; Niemann-Pick disease; Krabbe disease; metachromatic leukodystrophy; Tay Sachs; Sandhoff
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His three sons have a devastating metabolic disease called metachromatic leukodystrophy, or MLD.
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Android, Age One is a science fiction adventure based on the real life and death of a child with leukodystrophy.
Android, age one Chipoletti, Anthony 1993
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The author created the character, Android, from a child born with a genetic anomaly called leukodystrophy.
Android, age one Chipoletti, Anthony 1993
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He has, for example, been taking a 5-year-old girl suffering from the painful genetic disorder metachromatic leukodystrophy from the airport in Somerset, N.J., to one in Chapel Hill, N.C., since she was 2 years old.
J. Weekly 2010
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His three sons have a devastating metabolic disease called metachromatic leukodystrophy, or
The Seattle Times 2010
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AIDS * leprosy * malaria * Adult-onset vanishing white matter leukoencephalopathy * Late-onset metachromatic leukodystrophy * Cerebral
WN.com - Articles related to Africa making dramatic strides in malaria fight 2010
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His three sons have a devastating metabolic disease called metachromatic leukodystrophy, or
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You have heard us talk about the MLD, the metachromatic leukodystrophy program, and we have had some delays in starting our pivotal trial, mostly associated with difficulties in our contract manufacturing, producing the enzyme there.
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His three sons have a devastating metabolic disease called metachromatic leukodystrophy, or
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