ALD: Descripción, causas y herencia

Adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD) was first described in the early ______ and was originally called Schilder Addison disease.

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SUBJECT: Basic English I SPECIALTY: Human Medicine QUIZ: 01 Adrenoleucodistrofia (ALD) Adrenoleukodystrophy is a progressive condition that affects the adrenal glands, the glands atop the kidneys responsible for the production of adrenalin, and myelin, which insulates the nerves in the brain and spinal cord. (La adrenoleucodistrofia es una afección progresiva que afecta las glándulas suprarrenales, las glándulas situadas sobre los riñones responsables de la producción de adrenalina, y la mielina, que aísla los nervios en el cerebro y la médula espinal). Description: Adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD) was first described in the early 1900s and was originally called Schilder Addison disease. (Descripción: La adrenoleucodistrofia (ALD) se describió por primera vez a principios de la década de 1900 y originalmente se llamó enfermedad de Schilder Addison). It is named for the different parts of the body that are affected; "adreno" refers to the adrenal glands, "leuko" is the Greek word for white (myelin is often called the white matter in the brain and spinal cord) and "dystrophy," meaning impaired growth. (Lleva el nombre de las diferentes partes del cuerpo que se ven afectadas; "adreno" se re...

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