Patients with adrenoleukodystrophy have a complex, X-linked peroxisomal disease, which is characterized by the development of adrenal insufficiency, myelopathy and progressive cerebral white matter lesions. In this Review Stephan Kemp and colleagues discuss the clinical presentation, natural history, diagnosis and treatment of this disease.
- Stephan Kemp
- Irene C. Huffnagel
- Marc Engelen