Adrenoleukodystrophy

Tweeting to share the knowledge of Adrenoleukadystrophy!

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Another form of treatment that is being tested is bone marrow transplant and steroids.

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Follow up to last tweet: A child can stay in this condition for as long as 10 years, until death occurs.

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For children with ALD it is a progressive disease that leads to a long-term coma about 2 years after hierological symptoms develop.

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With the lack of proteins they can’t break down fat molecules, these fat molecules clog up cells in the brain and also in the spinal cord.

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This disease makes bodies unable to break down bigger fat molecules due to a lack of protein.

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Kennedy Krieger and Ben’s Friends are organizations giving families support and research about this disease.

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"Lorenzo's Oil" replaces cells that already have the ALD gene, so they are able to break down fats

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Scientists and researchers use “Lorenzo’s Oil”. It’s could be compared to a bone marrow transplant.

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Haberfeld and Spieler #Discoverers

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Loosing vision slowly #EverydayLife

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You may catch yourself very angry and have random outbursts of frustration when least expected #EverydayLife

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Seeing clearly and hearing properly #Limitations

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#OtherNamesForAdrenoleukodystrophy ALD and Schilder-Addison complex.

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Female carriers can be diagnosed 85% of the time using a very long chained fatty acid test and a DNA probe study.

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Follow up from last tweet: dysphagia (difficulty in swallowing, caused by obstruction or spasm of the oesophagus)

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Can affect boys ages 4-10 and can cause visual loss, learning disabilities, seizures, dysphagia, and deafness.

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Mid aged adults from 21-35 have symptoms that are, leg stiffness, the loss of coordination of muscles, and brain function deterioration.

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For mid aged adults, this disease progresses more slowly than the child form of it

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Adrenoleukadystrophy (Siemerling-Creutzfeldt Disease or Addison-Schilder's disease)

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Women can be carriers of this disorder #MildSymptoms #UrinaryProblems