Article
Molecular approach in the study of Alström syndrome: analysis of ten Spanish families.
Molecular vision - 1 Jan 2012
Piñeiro-Gallego Teresa, Cortón Marta, Ayuso Carmen, Baiget Montserrat, Valverde Diana
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: To describe the clinical and genetic findings in 11 Spanish patients with confirmed (n=5) or suspected (n=6) Alström syndrome (AS). METHODS: Patients underwent clinical evaluation, and were screened for variations in Alström syndrome 1 gene (ALMS1) using a genotyping microarray from Asper Ophthalmics and by direct sequencing of coding exons 8, 10, and 16 of ALMS1. Furthermore, we analyzed the presence of...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
