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Alström syndrome and cecal volvulus in 2 siblings.
The American journal of the medical sciences - 1 May 2009
Khoo Eric Y H, Risley James, Zaitoun Abed M, El-Sheikh Mohamed, Paisey Richard B, Acheson Austin G, Mansell Peter
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Alström syndrome (ALMS1, MIM 203800) is a rare, autosomal recessively inherited monogenic condition caused by mutations in the ALMS1 gene located on the short arm of chromosome 2. ALMS1 is a multisystem condition characterized by childhood onset of blindness, dilated cardiomyopathy, sensorineural hearing loss, renal failure, fibrotic lung disease, and metabolic abnormalities, including hypertriglyceridemia, liver...
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