LEADER 04554nam 2200577 a 450 001 9910779149903321 005 20230725060520.0 010 $a1-907655-41-7 035 $a(CKB)2550000000103452 035 $a(EBL)3329169 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000941825 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12373477 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000941825 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10964212 035 $a(PQKB)11570130 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3329169 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3329169 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10565415 035 $a(OCoLC)929120206 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000103452 100 $a20120613d2011 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aLeukodystrophies$b[electronic resource] /$fedited by Gerald V. Raymond ... [et al.] 210 $aLondon $cMac Keith Press$d2011 215 $a1 online resource (249 p.) 225 1 $aInternational review of child neurology series 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-907655-09-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $a""CONTENTS""; ""AUTHORSa??? APPOINTMENTS""; ""FOREWORD""; ""1 LEUKODYSTROPHY AND MYELIN""; ""Introduction""; ""Definition of leukodystrophies""; ""2 MYELINATION IN HEALTH AND DISEASE""; ""Introduction""; ""Oligodendrocytes have a highly polarized shape""; ""Molecular composition of myelin and oligodendrocyte membranes""; ""Molecular mechanisms of myelin membrane formation""; ""Reciprocal interactions between axons and oligodendrocytes""; ""Summary and conclusions""; ""3 THE ROLE OF ASTROCYTES IN WHITE MATTER DISEASE""; ""Introduction""; ""Cellular lineage systems in the mammalian brain"" 327 $a""Astrocytes in development and adult life""""Leukodystrophies with distinct astrocyte pathology""; ""Possible mechanisms of white matter damage secondary to astrocyte dysfunction""; ""Summary and future perspectives""; ""4 MICROGLIA AND LEUKODYSTROPHIES""; ""Introduction""; ""Macrophage populations in the central nervous system""; ""Defining microglial activation""; ""Microglia in development and repair""; ""Brain colonization, self-renewal, and post-lesional recruitment of microglia""; ""Microglia in the pathogenesis of leukodystrophies""; ""Adrenoleukodystrophy"" 327 $a""Does VLCFA accumulation cause microglial activation?""""How does microglial activation relate to demyelination in adrenoleukodystrophy?""; ""Metachromatic leukodystrophy""; ""Microglia in globoid cell leukodystrophy (Krabbe disease)""; ""The role of microglia in transplantation""; ""Concluding remarks""; ""5 X-LINKED ADRENOLEUKODYSTROPHY""; ""Introduction""; ""Biochemical and molecular basis""; ""Clinical features""; ""Diagnosis""; ""Animal models""; ""Pathogenesis""; ""Therapy in adrenoleukodystrophy""; ""Expanded screening for asymptomatic individuals"" 327 $a""6 KRABBE DISEASE (GLOBOID CELL LEUKODYSTROPHY)""""Introduction""; ""Clinical features""; ""Diagnostic evaluation""; ""Pathological findings""; ""Biochemical findings""; ""Molecular genetics""; ""Newborn screening""; ""Studies in animal models""; ""Therapy""; ""Conclusions""; ""7 ALEXANDER DISEASE""; ""Introduction""; ""Clinical presentation""; ""MRI characteristics""; ""Pathology""; ""Diagnosis""; ""GFAP mutations""; ""Cases without GFAP mutations""; ""Recent cases""; ""Disease mechanisms""; ""Treatment""; ""Concluding remarks""; ""8 METACHROMATIC LEUKODYSTROPHY"" 327 $a""Classification and definition""""Incidence and prevalence""; ""Genetics""; ""Biochemical background""; ""Pathophysiology""; ""Clinical features""; ""Laboratory and genetic diagnosis""; ""Therapy""; ""9 CANAVAN DISEASE""; ""Introduction""; ""Molecular basis""; ""Clinical features""; ""Variant forms of the disease""; ""Differential diagnosis""; ""Pathogenesis and pathophysiology""; ""Prognosis""; ""Epidemiology""; ""Gene therapy""; ""Prevention""; ""10 PELIZAEUSa???MERZBACHER DISEASE: GENETIC MODELS AND MECHANISMS""; ""Involvement of myelin proteolipid protein""; ""The PLP1 gene"" 327 $a""Genetics of PMD/SPG-2"" 410 0$aInternational review of child neurology. 606 $aLeukodystrophy, Metachromatic 615 0$aLeukodystrophy, Metachromatic. 676 $a618.928 701 $aRaymond$b Gerald V$01485339 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910779149903321 996 $aLeukodystrophies$93704424 997 $aUNINA