Alström syndrome

Alström syndrome
Definition
Alström syndrome is a very rare inherited disease that can lead to blindness, deafness, diabetes, and obesity.

Alström Syndrome
This syndrome is a rare multisystem disorder named after the Swedish psychiatrist Carl Henry Alström.
Clinical Correlations ...

What is Alström syndrome?
Alström syndrome is a rare condition that affects many body systems. Many of the signs and symptoms of this condition begin in infancy or early childhood, although some appear later in life.

Alström syndrome is an autosomal recessive inherited disorder. This means that a person must inherit a copy of the defective gene from both parents to be affected.

Alström syndrome
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Alström syndrome - caused by mutations in the ALMS1 gene More than 80 mutations in the ALMS1 gene have been identified in people with Alström syndrome.

Alström syndrome
ALT
Alteplase (Thrombolytic therapy)
Altered mental status (Unconsciousness - first aid)
Alternative medicine - pain relief
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Alström Syndrome ... light sensitivity, impaired hearing
Alternating Bowel Habit IBS ... Headache, Backache, Backache
Alveolar echinococcosis ... abdominal pain, abdominal discomfort
Alveolar Hydatid Disease ...

Alström syndrome
Alternating Hemiplegia of Childhood
Alternating Hemiplegia see Alternating Hemiplegia of Childhood
Alzheimer's disease
Amblyopia see Vision disorders in Childhood
AMC see Arthrogryposis ...

See also: Diabetes, Symptom, Kidney, Dysplasia, Mental retardation