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Redefining closeness: Family resilience after sibling loss among individuals who had siblings with disabilities

open access: yesFamily Relations, Volume 75, Issue 2, Page 1201-1219, April 2026.
ABSTRACT Objective This qualitative study examined the experiences of individuals who had lost a sibling with a disability through a family resilience framework. Background Sibling relationships in families of individuals with disabilities are complex, with siblings often assuming caregiving roles and experiencing emotional strain.
Minhae Cho   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

The spectrum of leukodystrophies in children: Experience at a tertiary care centre from North India

open access: yesAnnals of Indian Academy of Neurology, 2016
Objective: The objective of this study is to retrospectively collect and then describe the clinico-radiographical profile of confirmed cases of leukodystrophy who presented over a 5-year period to a tertiary care teaching hospital in North India ...
Sheffali Gulati   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Population carrier rates of pathogenic ARSA gene mutations: is metachromatic leukodystrophy underdiagnosed? [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2011
BACKGROUND: Metachromatic leukodystrophy (MLD) is a severe neurometabolic disease caused mainly by deficiency of arylsulfatase A encoded by the ARSA gene.
Agnieszka Ługowska   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Medicine Development and Access for Rare Diseases: Can We Do Better?

open access: yesJournal of Inherited Metabolic Disease, Volume 49, Issue 2, March 2026.
ABSTRACT Recent advances in molecular biology and genomics have significantly enhanced our understanding of rare diseases. While enabling the development of highly targeted therapies, it also leads to complexity in the development, regulation, and accessibility of orphan medicines.
Carla E. M. Hollak   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Expert‐Designed Fact Sheets and AI‐Based Analysis of Patient Symptoms to Combat Diagnostic Delays in Inherited Metabolic Diseases

open access: yesJournal of Inherited Metabolic Disease, Volume 49, Issue 2, March 2026.
ABSTRACT The importance of early diagnosis of inherited metabolic diseases (IMDs) is well known, as it allows early intervention to prevent or reduce complications and improve prognosis, since many of these disorders are treatable. However, diagnosis can still be delayed, and many patients remain undiagnosed. Reducing diagnosis delays is a primary goal
Aline Cano   +108 more
wiley   +1 more source

Phenotypic variation between siblings with Metachromatic Leukodystrophy

open access: yesOrphanet Journal of Rare Diseases, 2019
Background Metachromatic Leukodystrophy (MLD) is a rare autosomal-recessive lysosomal storage disorder caused by mutations in the ARSA gene. While interventional trials often use untreated siblings as controls, the genotype-phenotype correlation is only ...
Saskia Elgün   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Epidemiology of progressive intellectual and neurological deterioration in UK children

open access: yesDevelopmental Medicine &Child Neurology, Volume 68, Issue 3, Page 418-428, March 2026.
This study of PIND in UK children was carried out via the British Paediatric Surveillance Unit from 1997 to 2024. It identified six cases of vCJD. 2367 children had other diagnoses explain their deterioration. There were 259 other diseases in the diagnosed group.
Christopher M. Verity   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Unraveling Lysosomal Exocytosis: From Molecular Mechanisms to Physiological Functions

open access: yesTraffic, Volume 27, Issue 1, March 2026.
Lysosomal exocytosis is propelled by specific molecular mechanisms that direct its microtubule‐dependent transport and subsequent fusion with the plasma membrane. This process fulfills essential physiological functions such as plasma membrane repair, maintenance of cellular homeostasis, and participation in signal transduction.
Shanshan Jiang   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Arylsulfatase A pseudodeficiency incidence in Turkey

open access: yesThe Turkish Journal of Pediatrics, 2000
Pseudodeficiency (Pd) in arylsulfatase A (ASA) is a relatively frequent condition in healthy individuals. It produces a reduction in enzyme activity similar to that found in metachromatic leukodystrophy (MLD). A variable incidence of the Pd allele
S Emre, M Topçu, M Terzioğlu, Y Renda
doaj  

Arylsulfatase A pseudodeficiency in healthy Brazilian individuals

open access: yesBrazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research, 1999
Molecular alterations associated with arylsulfatase A pseudodeficiency (ASA-PD) were characterized by PCR and restriction endonuclease analysis in a sample of healthy individuals from Brazil. ASA activity was also assayed in all subjects. Two individuals
C.G. Pedron   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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