| Term Name: | adrenoleukodystrophy | 
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| Synonyms: | ALD, Bronze Schilder disease, diffuse sclerosis, Encephalitis periaxialis concentrica, Encephalitis periaxialis, Schilder's, Siemerling-Creutzfeldt Disease, sudanophilic cerebral sclerosis, X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy | 
| Definition: | A leukodystrophy that disrupts the breakdown of very-long-chain fatty acids resulting in progressive brain damage, failure of the adrenal glands and eventually death. | 
| Ontology: | Human Disease [DOID:10588] ( DOID:10588 ) |