Adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD) is a dysfunction of one of the components of cells called peroxisome (mutation in ABCD1 gene). This rare X-linked disease is more common in men, which unfortunately cannot be predicted at birth. In adrenoleukodystrophy, there are elevated levels of long-chain fatty acids (VLCFA) in plasma due to peroxisomes beta-oxidation defects, which results in […]