X-linked Recessive Inheritance Currently, no research has shown a higher prevalence of most leukodsytrophy types in any one place around the world. There is, however, a higher prevalence of the Canavan disease in the Jewish population. 1 in 40 individuals of Ashkenazi Jewish descent are carriers of Canavan disease. This estimates to roughly 2.5%. Additionally, due to an autosomal recessive inheritance patterns, there is no significant difference found between affected males and affected females for most types of<unk>  including, but not limited to, metachromatic<unk> , Krabbe disease, Canavan disease, and Alexander disease. The one exception to this is any type of<unk>  carried on a sex chromosome, such as X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy, which is carried on the X-chromosome. Because of the inheritance pattern of X-linked diseases, males are more often affected by this type of<unk> , although female carriers are often symptomatic, though not as severely so as males.
Leukodystrophy
Dysthanasia
Huntington's disease-like syndrome
Metachromatic leukodystrophy
Post-encephalitic parkinsonism
Benign hereditary chorea
Acorea, microphthalmia and cataract syndrome
Non-progressive congenital ataxia