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==Historical Perspective== | ==Historical Perspective== | ||
*Initially it was described in germany by Siemerling and Creutzfeld in 1923. They called it Bronzekrankheitund Sklerosierende Encephalitis. | |||
*Later on, it was designated as Schilder’s disease. But It was changed to "Adrenoleukodystrophy" by Michael Blaw in 1970. | |||
*The X-linked recessive inheritance was revealed by Fanconi et al in 1963. | |||
*In 1976, Igarashi et al described the accumulation of saturated very long chain fatty acids (VLCFAs) in brain and adrenal tissues. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Historical Perspective
- Initially it was described in germany by Siemerling and Creutzfeld in 1923. They called it Bronzekrankheitund Sklerosierende Encephalitis.
- Later on, it was designated as Schilder’s disease. But It was changed to "Adrenoleukodystrophy" by Michael Blaw in 1970.
- The X-linked recessive inheritance was revealed by Fanconi et al in 1963.
- In 1976, Igarashi et al described the accumulation of saturated very long chain fatty acids (VLCFAs) in brain and adrenal tissues.