"Alstrom Syndrome" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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.
| Descriptor ID |
D056769
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C10.500.300.099 C10.574.500.495.099 C10.668.829.800.300.099 C11.270.684.249 C16.131.077.245.063 C16.131.666.300.099 C16.320.184.063 C16.320.290.684.249 C16.320.400.375.099
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| Concept/Terms |
Alstrom Syndrome- Alstrom Syndrome
- Syndrome, Alstrom
- Alström Syndrome
- Syndrome, Alström
- Alstrom-Hallgren Syndrome
- Alstrom Hallgren Syndrome
- Syndrome, Alstrom-Hallgren
- Alstrom's Syndrome
- Alstroms Syndrome
- Syndrome, Alstrom's
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Regulation of apoptosis and caspase-8 expression in neuroblastoma cells by isoforms of the IG20 gene. Cancer Res. 2008 Sep 15; 68(18):7352-61.