# metachromatic leukodystrophy

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. Any of a range of genetic metabolic disorders caused by defective genes for arylsulfatase enzymes,
2. Any of a range of genetic metabolic disorders caused by defective genes for arylsulfatase enzymes,
especially, a deficiency in the enzyme ARSA (arylsulfatase A).

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