Adrenoleukodystrpohy ALD (Adrenoleukodystrophy) is a disease that develops in males from the ages of 5-10 years old with a gradual disturbance in gait and slight intellectual impairment. There is usually rapid progression with hypotension, seizures, visual complaints, and difficulty in swallowing all symptoms appearing within time. These children are born without the proper enzyme to break down long chains of fatty acids. This disease is transferred throughout the infected family. The females may also be carriers of the disease. This disease may sometimes skip a generation, and affect more family members at a later t....

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