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Peroxisomes are subcellular organells catalyzing a number of important functions in cellular metabolism. Their functions are mostly related to lipid metabolism. Genetic disorders of peroxisomes are divided into 2 categories:...
Diseases of inborn errors of metabolism (IEMs) are very rare but the overall prevalence of IEMs is not low, and in the United States, about 5~10% of admitted patients have...
Adrenomyeloneuropathy (AMN), one of the variants of X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD), is inherited peroxisomal disorder associated with the accumulation of very long chain fatty acids (VLCFA). AMN is characterized primarily by...
Kim SS, An YH, Chang YS, Jin DK, Park WS, Lee MH, Kim JW, Yoon HK, Kim BK
KMID: 1606284
J Korean Pediatr Soc.
2001 Jun;44(6):694-698.
We describe below a case of Zellweger syndrome case with facial dysmorphism, profound hypotonia, and
hepatomegaly. He died at the age of 2 months. Zellweger syndrome is a disease marked...
Choi J, You SJ, Ko TS, Kim EA, Kim KS, Pi SY, Yoo HW
KMID: 2177020
J Korean Child Neurol Soc.
2005 May;13(1):99-103.
Neonatal adrenoleukodystrophy(NALD) is an inherited autosomal recessive disease characterized by very early onset of neurologic deterioration, extreme hypotonia, poor sucking reflex, failure to thrive, poor or absent grasp and Moro...
X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy (X-ALD) is a rare peroxisomal disorder, that is rapidly progressive, neurodegenerative, and recessive, and characteristically primary affects the central nervous system white matter and the adrenal cortex. X-ALD...