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.
The mission of the Joubert Syndrome and Related Disorders Foundation is to support, educate, and serve individuals worldwide who are diagnosed with Joubert syndrome and other related disorders, and their families, friends, and caregivers. Our support networks create opportunities to connect with other families, researchers and/or medical professionals via a variety of mediums.
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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.
http://www.alstrom.orgThe mission of the Joubert Syndrome and Related Disorders Foundation is to support, educate, and serve individuals worldwide who are diagnosed with Joubert syndrome and other related disorders, and their families, friends, and caregivers. Our support networks create opportunities to connect with other families, researchers and/or medical professionals via a variety of mediums.
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Scientific Literature
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The terms "Alstrom syndrome" returned 56 free, full-text research articles on human participants.
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Alström syndrome is a rare multi-systemic disorder with a broad spectrum of symptoms. This syndrome is characterized by childhood retinal degeneration; sensorineural hearing loss; obesity; type 2 diabetes mellitus; cardiomyopathy; systemic fibrosis; and pulmonary, hepatic, and renal failure.
Journal: Medicine (Baltimore). 2017 Mar;96(10):e6192.
Alström syndrome is an autosomal recessive disorder characterized by hearing loss, blindness, obesity, non-insulin dependent diabetes, and others.
Journal:
The Alstrom syndrome gene (ALMS1) is one of the largest disease associated genes identified today in the human genome and is implicated in cell cycle control, ciliogenesis, endosome recycling and intracellular transport mechanisms. ALMS1 mutations cause Alstrom syndrome, a rare genetic ...
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Reviews from the PubMed Database
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The terms "Alstrom syndrome" returned 3 free, full-text review articles on human participants.
First 3 results:
Journal: J. Hum. Genet.. 2015 Jan;60(1):1-9.
Alström syndrome (ALMS) is an autosomal recessive disease characterized by multiple organ involvement, including neurosensory vision and hearing loss, childhood obesity, diabetes mellitus, cardiomyopathy, hypogonadism, and pulmonary, hepatic, renal failure and systemic fibrosis. ...
Journal: J Med Life. ;1(3):254-61.
Over the past ten years, several studies demonstrated the connections between cilia, basal bodies and human diseases with a wide phenotypic spectrum, including randomization of body symmetry, obesity, cystic kidney diseases and retinal degeneration. Alström syndrome (OMIM 203800) ...
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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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Condition Summary: Pro-opiomelanocortin (POMC) Deficiency Obesity (Heterozygous or Epigenetic); Leptin Receptor Deficiency Obesity; Bardet-Biedl Syndrome; Alstrom Syndrome

Finding the right clinical trial for Alstrom syndrome can be challenging. However, with TrialsFinder (which uses the Reg4ALL database and privacy controls by Private Access), you can permit researchers to let you know opportunities to consider - all without revealing your identity.