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Adult-Onset Leukoencephalopathy with Axonal Spheroids and Pigmented Glia
A leukodystrophy that is characterized by progressive dementia, apraxia, apathy, impaired balance, parkinsonism, spasticity and epilepsy and is caused by heterozygous mutation in the CSF1R gene on chromosome 5q32.
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Overview
A leukodystrophy that is characterized by progressive dementia, apraxia, apathy, impaired balance, parkinsonism, spasticity and epilepsy and is caused by heterozygous mutation in the CSF1R gene on chromosome 5q32.
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