Abstract 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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of Advanced Training for Pediatrician, China Maternal and Children's Health Association, General Pediatric Group of
Pediatrician Branch of Chinese Medical Doctor Association, Pediatric International Exchange and Cooperation Center,
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