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Terme préférentiel

Alexander Disease  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Définition

  • Rare leukoencephalopathy with infantile-onset accumulation of Rosenthal fibers in the subpial, periventricular, and subependymal zones of the brain. Rosenthal fibers are GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN aggregates found in ASTROCYTES. Juvenile- and adult-onset types show progressive atrophy of the lower brainstem instead. De novo mutations in the GFAP gene are associated with the disease with propensity for paternal inheritance.

Synonyme(s)

  • Alexander's Disease
  • Demyelinogenic Leukodystrophy
  • Dysmyelinogenic Leukodystrophy
  • Fibrinoid Degeneration of Astrocytes
  • Leukodystrophy with Rosenthal Fibers

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-C91VQ96D-L

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RDF/XML TURTLE JSON-LD Date de création 02/07/2002, dernière modification le 08/07/2013