Preferred Name |
Alexander disease |
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Synonyms |
Alexander's disease AxD Alexander disease alexanders leukodystrophy megalencephaly in infancy accompanied by progressive spasticity and dementia ALXDRD |
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Definitions |
Alexander disease (AxD) is a rare neurodegenerative disorder of the astrocytes comprised of two clinical forms: AxD Type I and Type II manifesting with various degrees of macrocephaly, spasticity, ataxia and seizures and leading to psychomotor regression and death. |
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ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/MONDO_0008752 |
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has_exact_synonym |
Alexander's disease AxD Alexander disease |
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has_related_synonym |
alexanders leukodystrophy megalencephaly in infancy accompanied by progressive spasticity and dementia ALXDRD |
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label |
Alexander disease |
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prefixIRI |
MONDO:0008752 |
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prefLabel |
Alexander disease |
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seeAlso |
https://rarediseases.info.nih.gov/diseases/5774/alexander-disease |
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textual definition |
Alexander disease (AxD) is a rare neurodegenerative disorder of the astrocytes comprised of two clinical forms: AxD Type I and Type II manifesting with various degrees of macrocephaly, spasticity, ataxia and seizures and leading to psychomotor regression and death. |
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subClassOf |