JUVENILE METACHROMATIC LEUKODYSTROPHY - NEUROLOGICAL OUTCOME 2 YEARS AFTER BONE-MARROW TRANSPLANTATION

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GUFFON, N [1 ]
SOUILLET, G [1 ]
MAIRE, I [1 ]
DORCHE, C [1 ]
MATHIEU, M [1 ]
GUIBAUD, P [1 ]
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[1] HOP DEBROUSSE,SERV IMMUNOHEMATOL,F-69322 LYON 05,FRANCE
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10.1007/BF00711755
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R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
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Metachromatic leukodystrophy (MLD; McKusick 250100) is an autosomal recessive inherited neurodegenerative lysosomal disease caused by a deficiency in arylsulphatase A (ASA; EC 3.1.6.1). Three forms of MLD have been differentiated according to the age of onset: infantile, juvenile and adult. Successful bone marrow transplantation (BMT) engraftment has been shown to modify the neurological course with a variable efficiency (Krivit et al 1991; Dhuna et al 1992). We describe a girl with familial slightly symptomatic juvenile MLD, who underwent a BMT 2 1/2, years ago. The patient improved, whereas her untreated brother became quickly bed-ridden.
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