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Editorial
. 2025 Jul;27(7):101425.
doi: 10.1016/j.gim.2025.101425. Epub 2025 Apr 5.

Reporting ABCD1 variants as actionable secondary findings on exome and genome sequencing

Carlos A Dominguez Gonzalez  1 , Nancy B Spinner  2 , Rebecca C Ahrens-Nicklas  3 , Lisa R Young  4 , Laura A Voss  4 , Sara L Reichert  5 , Daniel J Gallo  5 , Julie S Cohen  6 , Joshua L Bonkowsky  7 , Stephanie R Keller  8 , Mariko L Bennett  9 , Amy M Pizzino  9 , Meghan Swantkowski  9 , Kaley Arnold  9 , Jamie L Fraser  10 , Felicity J Emerson  11 , Kelly Miettunen  11 , Ali Fatemi  6 , Keith P Van Haren  12 , Laura Adang  13 , Amy Waldman  13 , Lisa Emrick  14 , Florian Eichler  15 , Adeline Vanderver  13
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Editorial

Reporting ABCD1 variants as actionable secondary findings on exome and genome sequencing

Carlos A Dominguez Gonzalez et al. Genet Med. 2025 Jul.
No abstract available

Keywords: Leukodystrophy; Newborn screening; Secondary findings; Very-long-chain fatty acids; X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy.

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Conflict of Interest The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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