Clinical Descriptions of MLD
- eMedicine - An excellent, easy to read MLD overview covering the clinical, diagnosis, treatment, progression, medication (none) & follow-up care for MLD family members. Sept. 2008
- NIH/GeneReveiws - Another well written and comprehensive MLD overview of MLD. Arvan Fluharty, UCLA, September Sept. 2008
- MEDLINEplus - Overview of MLD - National Inst Health, National Library of Medicine
- Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man (OMIM) - very detailed, thorough and technical
- University of Pittsburgh Research - easy to read - links to definitions of many technical terms
- Comprehensive & Detailed MLD Summary (~1995)
- Baylor College - Patient 37 with a good description of MLD
Other non-MLD Clinical Descriptions of Interest
- University of Vermont - DISEASES OF THE MYELIN SHEATH
Medical Definitions & Research Labs, Additional Information
- Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man - very comprehensive and technical from the National Center for Biotechnology Information
- MEDLINEplus - National Inst Health, National Library of Medicine
- National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD)
- Human Gene Mutation database - very technical
- Pediatrics Journal
- National Institute of Health - Office of Rare Disease clinical trial listing
- Centerwatch - clinical research overview and and clinical trials database - search for Metachromatic Leukodystrophy
- NINDS - National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
- National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD)
- Bethany's Hope - Canadian Foundation supporting gene therapy based MLD research - sponsoring a lab in London, Ontario, Canada
Leukodystrophy Focused Foundations
- The Myelin Project - focused on accelerating the research on repair of the myelin damaged by the genetic diseases such as the leukodystrophies, and by acquired diseases such as multiple sclerosis.
- Hunter's Hope - is focused on increasing the public awareness of Krabbe Disease and other Leukodystrophies, increasing the likelihood of early detection and treatment, newborn screening, and fund research efforts to identify new treatments, therapies, and a cure for Krabbe Disease and other lysosomal diseases.
- Stennis Foundation - Sponsoring research for a cure for leukodystrophy, including MLD.
- Australian Leukodystrophy Support Group - provides counseling, encouragement, support, resources, research and information leukodystrophy sufferers and their families.
- Brianne's LEAP (Leukodystrophy Education and Awareness Project) of Hope - is dedicated to raising public awareness and funds for research into white matter diseases, otherwise known as the Leukodystrophies
- United Leukodystrophy Foundation (ULF) - is a general resource covering all leukodystrophies, with an emphasis on ALD.
- l'Association Européenne contre les Leucodystrophies (ELA) - FRENCH - they have an extensive list of links for European organizations
- ASOCIACIÓN ESPAÑOLA CONTRA LA LEUCODISTROFIA - SPANISH
- "Mauro Baschirotto" - Associazione Malattie Rare - BIRD Foundation - ITALIAN
- ONG-Pela Vida-Núcleo de Apoio à Pesquisa Científica em Leucodistrofia Metacromática (LDM) - BRAZIL - Portuguese
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