Long-term neuroimaging follow-up on an asymptomatic juvenile metachromatic leukodystrophy patient after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation: Evidence of myelin recovery and ongoing brain maturation

American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part A

Volumn 158 A, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 257-260

  Ding, Xiao Qi ^a   Bley, Annette ^b   Kohlschütter, Alfried ^b   Fiehler, Jens ^b   Lanfermann, Heinrich ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEREBROSIDE SULFATASE; MYELIN; SULFATIDE;

ACUTE GRAFT VERSUS HOST DISEASE; ARSA GENE; BRAIN MAPPING; BRAIN MATURATION; CASE REPORT; CHILD; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; FOLLOW UP; GENE; GENE MUTATION; HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LETTER; LEUKOCYTE; MALE; METACHROMATIC LEUKODYSTROPHY; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; URINE LEVEL; WHITE MATTER;

ASYMPTOMATIC DISEASES; BRAIN; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; INFANT; LEUKODYSTROPHY, METACHROMATIC; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MYELIN SHEATH; NEUROIMAGING;

EID: 84355161397     PISSN: 15524825     EISSN: 15524833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.34389     Document Type: Letter

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