A 41-year-old member asked:
Is leukodystrophy a sex-linked condition?
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A Verified Doctoranswered
38 years experience
Sometimes: Some of the leukodystrophies, such as adrenoleukodystrophy, are sex-linked, but many others are not. Please see this web page for more information and links: http://www.Ninds.Nih.Gov/disorders/leukodystrophy/leukodystrophy.Htm.
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Dr. Linda DiMeglioanswered
Pediatric Endocrinology 30 years experience
Some are: Some of the leukodystrophies are inherited as x-linked diseases. These include the adenoleukodystrophies - women who carry the defective gene do not have symptoms but their sons are affected. Other leukodystrophies are inherited as recessive (needing two abnormal genes) or dominant disorders.
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A 44-year-old member asked:
Can leukodystrophy be sex-linked?
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Dr. Ed Friedlanderanswered
Pathology 46 years experience
Yes: A few are known include the well-known adrenoleukodystrophy.
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