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Wolman’s Disease and Cholesterol Ester Storage Disease

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Wolman’s disease (WD) and cholesterol ester storage disease (CESD) represent two variants of acid lipase (acid esterase) deficiency. They have both an autosomal recessive mode of inheritance.

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  1. Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Neuroradiology, Free University Hospital, De Boelelaan 1117, NL-1007 MB, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    Professor Dr. Jacob Valk

  2. Department of Child Neurology, Academic Hospital, Catharijnesingel 101, NL-3511 GV, Utrecht, The Netherlands

    Dr. Marjo S. van der Knaap

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Valk, J., van der Knaap, M.S. (1989). Wolman’s Disease and Cholesterol Ester Storage Disease. In: Magnetic Resonance of Myelin, Myelination, and Myelin Disorders. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-02568-0_9

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