A missense point mutation (Ser515Phe) in the adrenoleukodystrophy gene in a family with adrenomyeloneuropathy: a clinical, biochemical, and genetic study.
An 11-year-old chimpanzee showed remarkably similar features to juvenile onset cerebral X-ALD in humans including demyelination of frontal lobes and corpus callosum on MRI, elevated plasma levels of C24:0 and C26:0, and identification of the c.1661G>A ABCD1 variant.