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Teaching NeuroImages: a neuroendocrine rarity: Wolfram syndrome.
Neurology - 12 Nov 2013
Vale Thiago Cardoso, Perpétuo Francisco Otaviano Lima
Abstract excerpt
Wolfram syndrome 1 (WS1) is an autosomal recessive disorder characterized by diabetes insipidus, diabetes mellitus, optic atrophy, and deafness (DIDMOAD syndrome). It is caused by a mutation in the WFS1 gene (chromosome 4p16.1, involved in regulation of intracellular calcium) that encodes wolframin, a transmembrane protein of pancreatic β cells. WS1 is a rare disorder characterized by the development of...
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