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Terme préférentiel

Alstrom Syndrome  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Définition

  • Rare autosomal recessive disease characterized by multiple organ dysfunction. The key clinical features include retinal degeneration (NYSTAGMUS, PATHOLOGIC; RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA; and eventual blindness), childhood obesity, sensorineural hearing loss, and normal mental development. Endocrinologic complications include TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS; HYPERINSULINEMIA; ACANTHOSIS NIGRICANS; HYPOTHYROIDISM; and progressive renal and hepatic failures. The disease is caused by mutations in the ALMS1 gene.

Synonyme(s)

  • Alstrom-Hallgren Syndrome
  • Alstrom's Syndrome
  • Alström Syndrome

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-N8PXCD71-5

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RDF/XML TURTLE JSON-LD Date de création 06/07/2009, dernière modification le 31/05/2016