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Krabbe’s leukodystrophy or globoid cell leukodystrophy (GLD) is an autosomal recessive neurological disorder of infancy, affecting the central as well as peripheral nervous system. Tonic seizures, generalized convulsions, spastic quadriplegia, optic atrophy and deafness with rapid clinical progression are major symptoms of the patient with GLD.
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Suzuki, K., Tanaka, H., Suzuki, K. (1976). Studies on the Pathogenesis of Krabbe’s Leukodystrophy: Cellular Reaction of the Brain to Exogenous Galactosylsphingosine, Monogalactosyl Diglyceride, and Lactosylceramide. In: Volk, B.W., Schneck, L. (eds) Current Trends in Sphingolipidoses and Allied Disorders. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 68. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-7735-1_7
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