Genetic analysis and prenatal diagnosis of 76 Chinese families with X‐linked adrenoleukodystrophy

PCR primers that do not amplify the pseudogenes must be used for PCR-sequencing. MLPA combined with long-range PCR can detect large deletions and insertions, which are usually undetectable by PCR-sequencing. Prenatal diagnosis could help to prevent the birth of infants with X-ALD.