Five year follow-up of the phenotype of X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy carriers: a cohort study.
Completed
- Conditions
- Schilder's diseaseX-ALDX-linked adrenoleukodystrophy1002929910010335
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON43945
- Lead Sponsor
- Academisch Medisch Centrum
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 60
Inclusion Criteria
- Female carriers of X-ALD (confirmed by ABCD1 mutation analysis)
- Age above 18 years
- Willing to visit the hospital
- Informed consent obtained from participant
Exclusion Criteria
- Unable to visit the hospital
- Neurological co-morbidity (because this would impede accurate interpretation of the neurological assessment)
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational invasive
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>To conduct a five year follow-up of the X-ALD carriers and evaluate progression<br /><br>of symptoms by assessing participants* current symptomatic and biochemical<br /><br>(VLCFA in plasma) status.</p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>To validate a new biomarker (26:0-lyso-PC(1-<br /><br>hexacosanoyl-2-lyso-sn-3-glycero-phosphorylcholine)) amongst X-ALD carriers. To<br /><br>identify new (diagnostic) biomarkers for X-ALD using lipidomics analysis. </p><br>