Research advances in the clinical genetics of leukodystrophy in children

HUANG Zhe-Lan; ZHOU Wen-Hao

doi:10.7499/j.issn.1008-8830.2202020

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Chinese Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics ›› 2022, Vol. 24 ›› Issue (6) : 711-716. DOI: 10.7499/j.issn.1008-8830.2202020

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Research advances in the clinical genetics of leukodystrophy in children

HUANG Zhe-Lan, ZHOU Wen-Hao

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Leukodystrophy (LD) is a group of genetic heterogeneous diseases characterized by primary abnormalities in glial cells and myelin sheath, and it is a common nervous system disease in children and has significant genotype-phenotype correlation. In recent years, the improvement in high-throughput sequencing has changed the diagnostic and therapeutic mode of LD, and elaborative phenotype analysis, such as the collection of natural history and multimodal neuroimaging evaluation during development, also provides important information for subsequent genetic diagnosis. This article reviews LD from the perspective of clinical genetics, in order to improve the awareness of this disease among pediatricians in China.

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Leukodystrophy / Clinical genetics / Gene / Child

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HUANG Zhe-Lan, ZHOU Wen-Hao. Research advances in the clinical genetics of leukodystrophy in children[J]. Chinese Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics. 2022, 24(6): 711-716 https://doi.org/10.7499/j.issn.1008-8830.2202020

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