Alstrom Syndrome
Common Name(s)
Alstrom Syndrome
Advocacy and Support Organizations
Condition Specific Organizations
Following organizations serve the condition "Alstrom Syndrome" for support, advocacy or research.
Alstrom Syndrome International's mission is to provide support, information, and coordination world-wide to families and professionals in order to treat and cure Alstrom Syndrome.
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Advocacy and Support Organizations
Condition Specific Organizations
Following organizations serve the condition "Alstrom Syndrome" for support, advocacy or research.
Alstrom Syndrome International's mission is to provide support, information, and coordination world-wide to families and professionals in order to treat and cure Alstrom Syndrome.
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Scientific Literature
Articles from the PubMed Database
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The terms "Alstrom Syndrome" returned 33 free, full-text research articles on human participants.
First 3 results:
Journal:
Alström Syndrome (AS) is a rare ciliopathy characterized by cone-rod retinal dystrophy, sensorineural hearing loss, obesity, type 2 diabetes mellitus and cardiomyopathy. Most patients do not present with neurological issues and demonstrate normal intelligence, although delayed psychomotor ...
Journal: Clin. Dysmorphol.. 2013 Jan;22(1):7-12.
Alström syndrome is a rare disorder typified by early childhood obesity, neurosensory deficits, cardiomyopathy, progressive renal and hepatic dysfunction, and endocrinological features such as severe insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes, hyperlipidemia, and hypogonadism. Widespread ...
Journal: Mol. Vis.. 2012 ;18():1794-802.
To describe the clinical and genetic findings in 11 Spanish patients with confirmed (n=5) or suspected (n=6) Alström syndrome (AS).
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Reviews from the PubMed Database
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The terms "Alstrom Syndrome" returned 1 free, full-text review articles on human participants.
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Journal:
Alstrom syndrome (AS) is a rare autosomal recessive disease characterized by multiorgan dysfunction. The key features are childhood obesity, blindness due to congenital retinal dystrophy, and sensorineural hearing loss. Associated endocrinologic features include hyperinsulinemia, ...
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Symptoms, Diagnosis, and Treatment
Clinical Trial Information This information is provided by ClinicalTrials.gov
Condition Summary: Autosomal Recessive Polycystic Kidney Disease; Congenital Hepatic Fibrosis; Caroli's Disease; Polycystic Kidney Disease; Joubert Syndrome; Cerebro-Oculo-Renal Syndromes; COACH Syndrome; Senior-Loken Syndrome; Dekaban-Arima Syndrome; Cogan Oculomotor Apraxia; Nephronophthisis; Bardet-Biedl Syndrome; Alstrom Syndrome; Oral-Facial-Digital Syndrome
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