Metachromatic leukodystrophy - Metachromatic leukodystrophy

Japanese: 異染性白質ジストロフィー - いせんせいはくしつじすとろふぃー
Metachromatic leukodystrophy - Metachromatic leukodystrophy

…(1) Demyelinating diseases caused by lipid metabolism disorders include the aforementioned hypomyelination, but because myelin is lost over a wide area of ​​the cerebral white matter, they are called leukodystrophy. However, there are other diseases for which the defective enzymes in lipid metabolism disorders have been confirmed, such as metachromatic leukodystrophy (arylsulfatase A deficiency) and Krabbe's disease (galactocerebrosidase deficiency). Adrenoleukodystrophy, previously described as Schilder's disease, is also thought to be caused by lipid metabolism disorders. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "metachromatic leukodystrophy" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…(1)脂質代謝異常による脱髄疾患には,前述の髄鞘形成不全というべきものが含まれているが,大脳白質の広い範囲にわたって髄鞘が消失するため,白質ジストロフィーleukodystrophyと呼ばれている。しかし脂質代謝異常の欠損酵素が確定しているものとしては,異染性白質ジストロフィー(アリルスルファターゼA欠損症)や,クラッベ病Krabbe’s disease(ガラクトセレブロシダーゼ欠損症)などがある。また従来シルダー病Schilder’s diseaseとして記載されていた副腎白質ジストロフィーadrenoleukodystrophyも脂質代謝異常によるものと考えられている。…

※「異染性白質ジストロフィー」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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