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Typical Adult-Onset Autosomal Domit Demyelinating Leukodystrophy

Disease ID: disease_node_19956

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DbxrefGARD:10587, MIM:169500, SNOMEDCT_US_2023_03_01:448054001, UMLS_CUI:C3164344
SubclassofDOID_0050736, DOID_0051015
Data SourceDOID
SynonymsADLD, adult-onset autosomal dominant leukodystrophy, autosomal-dominant or late-onset type Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease
Doid Labeltypical adult-onset autosomal domit demyelinating leukodystrophy
Doid DescriptionAn adult onset demyelinating leukodystrophy characterized by autonomic abnormalities, pyramidal and cerebellar dysfunction, and symmetric demyelination of the CNS, presenting in the fourth or fifth decade of life, and that has_material_basis_in a heterozygous tandem genomic duplication on chromosome 5q23 that results in an extra copy of the lamin B1 gene (LMNB1), but also alters regulatory sequences that affect expression of other genes.
Existence Starts DuringHP_0003581
Has Material Basis InGENO_0000147
Disease Node Iddisease_node_19956
Doid IdDOID_0060785
LabelTypical Adult-Onset Autosomal Domit Demyelinating Leukodystrophy