"Alexander disease" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: Alexander's disease [alternative]
Etymology: Named after the American physician Dr. W. Stewart Alexander, who was the first to describe the disorder in 1949. Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} Alexander disease (uncountable)
  1. A rare, progressive, and usually fatal neurological disorder; classified as a leukodystrophy, it is fundamentally a disease of the brain’s astrocytes; caused by genetic mutations that lead to the abnormal accumulation of proteins, known as Rosenthal fibers, which destroy the protective myelin sheath in the central nervous system. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-Alexander_disease-en-noun-w9WMjY8V Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Diseases

Alternative forms

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