The Leukodystrophy Spectrum in Saudi Arabia: Epidemiological, Clinical, Radiological, and Genetic Data

• Published in: Frontiers in pediatrics Vol. 9; p. 633385
• Main Authors: Alfadhel, Majid, Almuqbil, Mohammed, Al Mutairi, Fuad, Umair, Muhammad, Almannai, Mohammed, Alghamdi, Malak, Althiyab, Hamad, Albarakati, Rayyan, Bashiri, Fahad A., Alshuaibi, Walaa, Ba-Armah, Duaa, Saleh, Mohammed A., Al-Asmari, Ali, Faqeih, Eissa, Altuwaijri, Waleed, Al-Rumayyan, Ahmed, Balwi, Mohammed Ali, Ababneh, Faroug, Alswaid, Abdulrahman Faiz, Eyaid, Wafaa M., Almontashiri, Naif A. M., Alhashem, Amal, Hundallah, Khalid, Bertoli-Avella, Aida, Bauer, Peter, Beetz, Christian, Alrifai, Muhammad Talal, Alfares, Ahmed, Tabarki, Brahim
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A 13.05.2021
• Subjects: leukodystrophy; metachromatic leukodystrophy; neurometabolic; novel mutations; Pediatrics; Saudi Arabia

Background: Leukodystrophies (LDs) are inherited heterogeneous conditions that affect the central nervous system with or without peripheral nerve involvement. They are individually rare, but collectively, they are common. Thirty disorders were included by the Global Leukodystrophy Initiative Consort...