Krabbe disease: the importance of early diagnosis for prognosis

Krabbe disease (globoid cell leukodystrophy) is an inherited recessiveautosomal leukodystrophy caused by deficiency of the enzymegalactocerebrosidase. The lack of this enzyme leads to the build-up ofgalactolipids that will promote the death of oligodendrocytes and thedemyelination of the central and...

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Main Author: Tatiana Suemi Sano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Israelita de Ensino e Pesquisa Albert Einstein 2012-06-01
Series:Einstein (São Paulo)
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Online Access:http://apps.einstein.br/revista/arquivos/PDF/2353-233-235.pdf