Does anyone know anything about the disability Leukodystrophy?!
Question: The leukodystrophies are a group of rare genetic disorders that affect the central nervous system by disrupting the growth or maintenance of the myelin sheath that insulates nerve cells. These disorders are progressive, meaning that they tend to get worse throughout the life of the patient. Below we describe the source of the disorders in more detail. Fact sheets on the individual leukodystrophies are also available from the United Leukodystrophy Foundation.
The word leukodystrophy comes from the Greek words leuko (meaning white), trophy (meaning growth), and dys (meaning ill). If you put these words together, the word leukodystrophy describes a set of diseases that affect the growth or maintenance of the white matter (myelin).
Leukodystrophies are mostly inherited disorders, meaning that it is passed on from parent to child. They may be inherited in a recessive, dominant, or X-linked manner, depending on the type of leukodystrophy. The individual pages on each leukodystrophy will describe the particular pattern of inheritance for that disease. There is also a separate fact sheet describing the different genetic inheritance patterns available from the United Leukodystrophy Foundation.
There are some leukodystrophies that do not appear to be inherited, but rather arise spontaneously. They are still caused by a mutation in a particular gene, but it just means that the mutation was not inherited. In this case, the birth of one child with the disease does not necessarily increase the likelihood of a second child having the disease.
How many different leukodystrophies are there?
New leukodystrophies are always being identified. We try to keep our information as up-to-date as possible, and so the 34 leukodystrophies we have listed here comprise the defined leukodystrophies to the best of our knowledge. Not all of these meet the strict criteria for the definition of a leukodystrophy. These have been marked with an asterisk. They are included here because they have features that resemble the leukodystrophies. Please let us know if you are aware of any other types so that we can add them to our list. A fact sheet on each of these diseases is available from the United Leukodystrophy Foundation.
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Answers: The leukodystrophies are a group of rare genetic disorders that affect the central nervous system by disrupting the growth or maintenance of the myelin sheath that insulates nerve cells. These disorders are progressive, meaning that they tend to get worse throughout the life of the patient. Below we describe the source of the disorders in more detail. Fact sheets on the individual leukodystrophies are also available from the United Leukodystrophy Foundation.
The word leukodystrophy comes from the Greek words leuko (meaning white), trophy (meaning growth), and dys (meaning ill). If you put these words together, the word leukodystrophy describes a set of diseases that affect the growth or maintenance of the white matter (myelin).
Leukodystrophies are mostly inherited disorders, meaning that it is passed on from parent to child. They may be inherited in a recessive, dominant, or X-linked manner, depending on the type of leukodystrophy. The individual pages on each leukodystrophy will describe the particular pattern of inheritance for that disease. There is also a separate fact sheet describing the different genetic inheritance patterns available from the United Leukodystrophy Foundation.
There are some leukodystrophies that do not appear to be inherited, but rather arise spontaneously. They are still caused by a mutation in a particular gene, but it just means that the mutation was not inherited. In this case, the birth of one child with the disease does not necessarily increase the likelihood of a second child having the disease.
How many different leukodystrophies are there?
New leukodystrophies are always being identified. We try to keep our information as up-to-date as possible, and so the 34 leukodystrophies we have listed here comprise the defined leukodystrophies to the best of our knowledge. Not all of these meet the strict criteria for the definition of a leukodystrophy. These have been marked with an asterisk. They are included here because they have features that resemble the leukodystrophies. Please let us know if you are aware of any other types so that we can add them to our list. A fact sheet on each of these diseases is available from the United Leukodystrophy Foundation.
type it in google if you need more info xxx
This link should be able to provide the information you need.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leukodystro...
Is this any help?
http://www.mayoclinic.org/metachromatic-...
Google Leukodystrophy and it brings up various sites...
I have just looked it up and it is, a severe disturbance of the central nervous system.. It has a help line telephone number which is, 0800 652 31 81.. I hope this helps.
try www.answers.com/topic/leukodystrohy