Word: adrenoleukodystroph
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...Lorenzo's oil, the cinematically celebrated "cure" for adrenoleukodystroph y, a nervous-system disease, is worthless for adults suffering from the disorder, says new research...
Only a week earlier, in another Nature report, scientists revealed that they had found the gene that appears to cause X-linked adrenoleukodystroph y, or ALD, the rare degenerative disease depicted in the movie Lorenzo's Oil. Other researchers have just discovered that at least 23 different mutations in a single gene can lead to the development of type II (adult) diabetes...
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